Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for tympanic opacity

28 FDA reports name tympanic opacity, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 2623). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2034 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
28
reports citing this reaction
0.0%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Tympanic opacity has 28 reports now versus 27 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (3.7%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+0
Death-coded share
+0.0 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

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FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 2623 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-RARE · LOWER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 28 reports
  • DEATH-RARE 0.0%
  • LOWER-Q #2034/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH Absence seizure
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 16
  • DRUG-LEAD Florfenicol + Mom… · 9
  • DESK-WIDE 15 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: Absence seizure (±0 reports)

Instrument codes from this reaction’s FDA CVM adverse-event extract: volume band, death-coded share, corpus rank, photo-finish peer, lead species, lead drug, breed desk, and book completeness. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Tympanic opacity

Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348Absence seizure · near28Application site brui… · near28BILIRUBIN(DIRECT) HIG… · near28Cholangitis · near28Tympanic opacity · this reac…28Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Tympanic opacity

Tympanic opacity: low death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: Tympanic opacity's 0.0% death-coded share is among the lowest in the openFDA reaction corpus. Report volume is lower-third scale: 28 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is lower-third: 0 of 28 reports (0.0% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: Absence seizure (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (16). Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride (9).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, Lead co-reported drug Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride appears in filings alongside this reaction; that is association, not causation. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 16
Cat 12

Breeds Most Affected

Domestic Shorthair 8
Retriever - Golden 4
Retriever - Labrador 3
Domestic Mediumhair 2
Mastiff 1
Dachshund - Miniature 1
Shiba Inu 1
Siamese 1
Terrier - Yorkshire 1
Siberian Husky 1

Associated Drugs

Florfenicol + Mometasone Furoate + Terbinafine Hydrochloride 9
Maropitant Citrate 6
Gabapentin 5
Ear Cleaner (Unknown) 3
Orbifloxacin, Mometasone, Posaconazole 3
Saline 3
Prednisone 3
Sarolaner 3
Enrofloxacin 3
Miconazole + Polymyxin B + Prednisolone 3
Isoflurane 2
Fluid Therapy 2
Tramadol 2
Buprenorphine 2
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 2
Unknown Sedation 2
Meclizine 2
Mirtazapine 2
Carprofen 2
Salicylic Acid/Lactic Acid 2

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Tympanic opacity (#2034 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 0.0%. PlainBreed reaction plate · death-coded share stamp 0.0% · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →