I am very glad for you that your hearing returned......and I too am scheduled to go to my ear doctor this Wednesday. I take my last Prednisone tomorrow, and now I can honestly say I feel a little has come back. Not all of my hearing, but some. The true test will be the audiogram. That is a very important question I plan to ask to, willl I lose the hearing once the Prednisone leaves my body. I sure hope not, I don't want to be on Prednisone any longer than I have to, even though I tolerated it very well, without any ill effects. I still have some swooshing noise in my ear, but I can tell a little bit has come back. Good luck to you, and will keep you posted as far as what my ENT says. It's nice to compare. Also, I forgot to mention, my ENT also prescribed Dyazide to go along with the Prednisone. I think they try anything they can. Good luck to you.