He floundered around a bit and eventually consulted with a local otolaryngologist who started him on a drug treatment but gave him no information on the likely impacts on his ability to hear.

• 他有点张皇失措，最后他和当地耳鼻喉科专家商议，专家给他作药物治疗，但没有告诉他很可能对听力产生负作用。