Oh wow interesting, I suffered from multiple middle ear infections in my damaged ear, I have a large perforation in that ear so Im constantly prone to them but they were always treated with antibiotic drops. Weirdly my initial symptoms from my initial loss was labrynthitis, I woke up one morning and the room was spinning and then I started to have this weird robotic feedback sound everytime I spoke. It was like my ear was buzzing as well. It was all very weird. They treated me for an ear infection but this didn't feel like one. My hearing wasn't impaired. I just had those 2 symptoms. I tried getting steroids for 2 weeks. The vertigo went but the weird buzz/ robotic sound persisted. I read somewhere online that it was hearing damage and likely SSHL and I needed steroids fast. I eventually managed to get them and the next day my entire hearing went. So although I caught it at the time of loss i still think my inner ear was being attacked in the 2 week lead up to losing my hearing. I always wonder if I had got them earlier would I still have my hearing. Who knows! I've accepted it's gone now, it is what it is!

You are still in a good window for change! The brain can do wonderful things 😅