Recent content by Craig Oldfield

I feel for you. I have experienced the same. I was given Otomize ear spray which contains Neomycin and I got immediate tinnitus. I had no perforated ear drum. Of course the ENT doctors say that it's not possible. They say that without a perforated eardrum the Neomycin cannot traverse the...

I had itchy ears and mild fullness feeling. I was given Otomize presumably because it was considered a potential bacterial infection. I've since been told by another specialist that if it was an infection, it was more likely fungal, as there was no pain or discharge. Neomycin, the key...

Hello - I just came across your post. I know it is several years old. I wondered how it worked out for your daughter? Also how the tinnitus worked out for you? I also got tinnitus a few weeks ago from ear drops with Neomycin (I have no eardrum perforation). Given your tinnitus appears to...

I also have tinnitus as a result of ear spray Otomize which contains Neomycin. My ENT specialist says it's not possible without a perforation but it came on immediately on using the spray!

Thank you so much @norwaygirl for taking the time to post. Congrats. This means so much to the rest of us and is really lifting!

Hi Rich - I feel your emotional pain. I have gone through the same thing. I actually went to an ENT specialist because I had itchy ears. My right a lot more so than my left. Nothing major at all. No pain, no discharge. I thought Id be given some eardrops and would resolve the itch. Well the...

Hi Stephanie - Did your tinnitus go away? I also used a spray with Neomycin in it and immediately started getting tinnitus. I have no perforation of the eardrum.