It's good to learn that you're doing so much better. I hope it all goes well from here on out and you continue to have positive results.

All the best,
MIButterfly

I am really grateful to that ENT practice that was able to offer me an alternative to the oral steroids.

My sister lost like ?90% of her hearing in one ear out of nowhere like ?2 yrs ago.
She was lucky enough to be able to afford a bunch of good doctors.

All they could do after a battery of tests was a special hearing aid that "throws" audio into the damaged ear (if I have that right); so she has a more balanced aural experience.
Now this is a guess - she might have a piece in her good ear, it picks up the sounds there and it radio signals that to another piece in her damaged ear. Idk! 😄 I should get a clear idea on that.

More Good Luck to you!

Oh, and Prednisone has a potential side effect of anxiety?

It's good the doctors were able to use the device to help her hearing be more balanced.

Prednisone apparently can cause, anxiety, mood swings, agitation, and increased appetite in some. I asked the pharmacist before I started taking it, if there was anything he could recommend to lessen the impact, and he said not really. He said all I could do is just keep reminding myself that it was the drug causing my fears to be over-exaggerated. That didn't help.

Thank you for the well wishes!

Didn't know that Prednisone could potrntially cause those kind of side effects.