I have read from different forums and emails that steroids have been prescribed for Meniere’s disease. It seems that it can be injected in the inner ear or taken orally. If it is anything like the gentamicin injections I can’t imagine that it would be too pleasant of a procedure.
To get some information on steroids, I went to Doctor Hain’s website. He has a lot of article and graphs that easily make meniere’s more understandable.
Dr. Hain doesn’t seem too enthusiastic about steroid use to combat meniere’s, suggesting that it is more or less a last resort. The theory behind steroids is that it decreases inflammation in the ear and increases labyrinthine circulation. According to Dr. Hain the shots only last a few days before you have to another shot. Numerous shots don’t sound too good to me, especially after my experience with the gent injections! He recommends the gent injection over the steroid usage.
Dexamethasone is one of the most widely used steroids for this procedure. It is part of the glucocorticoid class of hormones that is also used for rheumatoid arthritis, Skin problems, and allergies among other things. Some of the side effects are insomnia, blurry vision, high blood pressure and swelling.
I would like to hear about anyone’s experiences with steroids or any comments
Thanks
Sunday, December 20, 2009
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hey david
i tried steroid injections in both ears at the end of october. i only have meniere's in one ear at this time but we suspected i might be going bilateral. neither shot worked. they were uncomfortable but i would try it again if my doctor if he thought it would help. i ended up with having my shunt revised in november. if you go to the site www.menieres.org you'll find a lot of people who have had experiences with steroid injections. some have been very successful. i have also started a blog recently. needs updating but i've been trying to chronicle my recovery since surgery as well as life's other ups and downs.
if you're interested, it's www.nickioftheperipheralview.blogspot.com. hope you find some relief soon.
to me steroids are worth the try. the risks are very low and the potential benefit is tremendous. happy holidays!
thanks Nicki! I'll check out your site and thanks for the comments
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