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I have just discovered a middle way from AI (Claude and ChatGPT). Not medically verified so doctor discussion necessary: less aggressive treatment with only oral drugs. Designed to suppress not cure but should maintain better quality of life. Black box FDA warnings on Amikacin (hearing) and Tigecycline (death) have me scared. Apparently Amikacin can cause hearing loss after treatment is discontinued with no warning signs during treatment. Does anyone want to weigh in on this?

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I already had Tinnitus before starting the Amikacin. It did not get worse. I was on Tigecycline for six months. I did not die. It did cause N&V but the prescription for Promethazine handled that. I was told the current thinking is a shorter course of the “Big 3” is now being recommended( no more than twelve weeks)