Hi Heather

Alex's tinnitus eventually went away but he didn't get it until the last of his treatments (or maybe second last). Also, he was having the smaller weekly doses of cisplatin by the time he got to radiation treatment.

Cisplatin caused ototoxicity is dose dependent and cumulative which means that if your husband is getting the tinnitus now with 2 bags to go, there is a risk of permanent hearing loss. I also wonder if the intermittent ringing you mention, is early stages that we all get, although most of us don't recognise it at that point. I have tinnitus myself, and it sort of snuck up on me. I know that I have had bouts for many years, but one day I realised it was there all the time.

Have never heard of high dose steroids to combat this. It doesn't make sense to me. Maybe ask if the doctor is able to explain simply in English, then share with the rest of us for future reference?

I had a quick look around my (now enormous) library and could only find information on transience (reversible)cisplatin induced tinnitus relating to testicular cancer. In that group, there was a small component of the group who had reversible tinnitus (10%). Be careful applying this information to your husband though - the subjects were very young (av 31 years) and may have had different doses compared with your husband. I guess my point is to suggest that it is possible but the odds aren't great???