Beginning tomorrow, the ENT I love and trust will begin a very non-invasive treatment of the Meniere's disease. The fancy name is a Chemical Labyrinthectomy- Quite simple. Outpatient.
Insert tube into ear (same tube as the ones that are used for kids who have ear aches).
Drop gentamicin solution into inner ear.
Allow liquid to remain in ear for 60 minutes.
Repeat every 2 weeks
Conduct hearing test a week later to determine if hearing is adversely affected. If so, discontinue treatment. Switch to Plan B.
In my case, the Good Doc has indicated that we'll be aggressive and do weekly treatments.
Since the inner ear (the functioning of the semicircular canals) will be destroyed on the side causing the vertigo, I'll no longer have vertigo. All other symptoms will remain. But the disabling one will be eliminated. And that will be a relief.
I am looking forward to this. We've been waiting for months for the vertigo to subside on its own. That did not happen.
The Good Doc says that sometimes folks feel not so good for a few days, so we'll see. I usually go with the flow.
Goodbye, functioning semi-circular canals- and vertigo! Hello, whatever happens.
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Hope that you are better soon.
It stung a little and I'm a rolly polly animal now.... but I'm surrounded by folks who love me and want to do whatever I want to have fun this weekend. We see how the week progresses.
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