Food for thought . I had over 9 gent shots trying not to have the laby and all I really got was a crappy feeling all the time. As soon as I recovered from my surgery I stopped having that crappy off feeling . Good Luck Larry
Sorry for bumping this thread, but I think it's important to correct John of Ohio. VNS does not make one deaf. What an irresponsible comment.
I was in error in claiming a vestibular nerve section (VNS) necessarily terminates hearing in the associated ear. I inadvertently confused a VNS with a labyrinthectomy (surgical removal of the labyrinth), which does cause deafness in the affected ear. A VNS, however, is not without complications. It is less frequently used now that gentamicin treatments have become common and effective (with few adverse events, side effects). Scrutinize the VNS data presented here: http://www.tchain.com/otoneurology/treatment/vn_section.html --John of Ohio
"effective" should be qualified by "often". Often effective. Gentamicin injections have not worked for me and others.
Let me be clearer. I feel that: The shunt surgery reduced the frequency of my severe 12 hour spinning attacks. From about 1 or 2 per month. To about 1 every 2 months. The gentamicin injections reduced the frequency of those attacks even further. BUT, with my daily moderate-to-serious dizziness, things haven't changed much. Which is why I'm taking the next step to severing the nerve. So I guess my contention was with John's use of the term "effective" re gentamicin. Which can be interpreted as a perfect solution for all patients. It is not. It is best to say gentamicin injections are "OFTEN effective for people." Or "effective for most people". Anyway, you get my meaning. Sadly they didn't work for me. But they do work for most people. According to the literature.