The inner ear (internal ear, auris interna) is the innermost part of the vertebrate ear. In vertebrates, the inner ear is mainly responsible for sound detection and balance. In mammals, it consists of the bony labyrinth, a hollow cavity in the temporal bone of the skull with a system of passages comprising two main functional parts:
In a laboratory setting, HIV has been kept alive for as long as 15 days after the body fluid has dried, but this was controlled at a stable temperature and humidity that would be nearly impossible to reproduce in the natural world.
The answer to that question, in all fairness, would be yes.. Under specific conditions, HIV can survive for a far longer period of time, sometimes for hours or even days if the right temperatures, pH balance, light exposure, and humidity are achieved. It is a very difficult set of conditions but is nevertheless possible.