I thought I'd share my experience with Deximethasone injections. I have been dealing with Menieres for the last 3 1/2 years with increasing episodes of dizzyiness and vertigo. In February I had to quit driving and went on full time sick leave. The first ENT I saw did nothing but give me Cerc. No tests or physio. My GP prescribed Prednisone 10 mg per day. This helped some but had some nasty side effects. In January I was referred to a Doctor that specialized in ear disorders. After being given the VNG tests he prescribed Deximethsone injections through ear drum into my right ear. The medication had to be purchased though a compounding pharmacy. They were given two a week for two weeks. So far I have had no vertigo and no serious dizzy spells in the last 6 weeks. I returned to driving and riding a motorcycle. I even returned to work 4 hours per day. With a great deal of visual stimulation I do still get very minor dizzyiness, however the physiotherapy exercises are helping to deal this. So far so good. The Doctors says the injections can be repeated as often as required. He mentioned that they might not need repeating. Has anyone else had experience with this?
Steve - prednisone worked for me for about 10 years. When they stopped working, my doctor switched to the deximethasone injections. These worked well for about five years. I had about two flare ups a year for the past five years (3 shots in a series). Last year I had probably 15 shots throughout the year, but they haven't been working anymore. I gave it one more try this past April with three more shots. No luck. I guess like the oral steroid, they have just quit for me. Hopefully they will work for you long term! Good luck!
Steve, congratulations on your relief. Just for your awareness, there are some options to address plausible causes and for longer term health including exercises and supplements. The reason that I don't recommend steroid shots are that I rarely see anyone who achieved long-term remission or a cure for MM. I see so many of them who had so many shots and struggle. Steroids works best at the beginning which may cause overestimating the efficacy, and the side effects are underestimated as they are accumulated over long term use. Side effects of steroids works opposite to the benefit. Plus, the area will become susceptible to virus and bacteria infection. What makes more trouble is that doctors will not be able to see if your inner ears are infected with virus or bacteria in most cases. So I can recommend keep seeking causes of your case - it can be teeth, mandibular, neck, clots / plaque in the blood, posture etc.
Steve, I had that done many years ago and couldn't tell not one bit of difference between before or after...better luck for you!