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Steroid injections

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Dadlew
Dadlew

Hi

Been to see my consultant for check up 7 weeks after having grommet fitted which has made no difference at all, she now says next step will be steroid injection but didn’t explain to much as have go to go back in one month so am just looking for other sufferers opinions on the injection and how they work or even if it does work and what to expect many thanks

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  • judy2018
    judy2018 Dadlew

    Posted

    My doctor doesn’t like those, but he does like the operation where they take the sac out that is near the inner ear. He explained it like you are in a room that is filling up with water, and you open a door that water then gets distributed between both rooms so in your ear you will have more room for the extra liquid to go and the extra fluid is what brings on vertigo.  
    • Dadlew
      Dadlew judy2018

      Posted

      Thanks Judy sounds interesting and shall certainly mention this when I go for next appointment 
  • paul44839
    paul44839 Dadlew

    Posted

    Hi

    i had a grommet fitted in January and a course of four steroid injections one a week for a month. The initial effect was wonderful and all Ménière’s attacks stopped immediately, I had been suffering two or three a day. The injections are painless.

    unfortunately my Ménière’s returned as bad as ever after 5 weeks and the grommet came out. I had a second grommet fitted and five more steroid injections with virtually no impact on the Ménière’s.

    I had two Gentamycin injections in May which so far have worked perfectly although my hearing has been destroyed and my balance is very poor.

    I believe steroid injections can work for some people and they are much less destructive than the Gentamycin with no side effects.

    good luck

    Paul

    • Dadlew
      Dadlew paul44839

      Posted

      Thanks for info Paul it is just hit and miss what works for some just hope we all find what helps us
  • paul757
    paul757 Dadlew

    Posted

    Hello Dadlew,

    Never considered the grommets because of hearing from so many people on how they did not work. I have done the steroid injections 2 times now, I usually wait till my vertigo attacks become more sever and frequent, like 3 or 4 a week. The first time I got my steroid injections my vertigo attacks slowed done tremendously, that first set lasted me 10 months before my frequent vertigo came back. I'm now on 6 month after my 2nd steroid injections and still very few vertigo attacks. So I assume around 10 months or so is how long they last. I am only hoping that I do not become immune to the steroid used and they would stop working. That is why I wait till I can't stand the vertigo attacks before getting them again. It can't hurt to try, no harm done if they don't work and it really isn't that bad, not real painful. Hope this information helps. My history: MD for 18 years, one side only, server debilitating vertigo attacks, sever tinnitus (which there seems to be nothing at all to help with the tinnitus), pretty bad hearing loss in the MD side ear.

    • Dadlew
      Dadlew paul757

      Posted

      Hi Paul 

      Yea it’s worth giving it a go I’ll try anything really all I can do is go by the consultants advice and hope one of the things they try works here’s hoping

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