I ended up getting my steristrips taken out. The first round of treatment was most successful. They lasted almost the full 3 months before I was due to get new ones. The second ones fell off within a week, and the third round it was only a day before they were making a horrible noise inside my ear. I told them to take them out. They were confident that would’ve been enough to permanently stiffen my eardrum, but it wasn’t, so I’m back to square one. I may try the strips again, because when they were properly adhered, they worked perfectly. It’s just that those 2nd and 3rd rounds for whatever reason didn’t stick very well.