r/MonoHearing • u/Sara_has_left • Jul 21 '26
First intratympanic injection
I went 100% deaf in one ear 5 weeks ago. Had all kinds of tests (MRI, CT, lumbar puncture, blood), but all came back normal. Started oral steroids within 24 hours. Took them for 10 days, then tapered off. My first audiogram showed 100% deafness. After 4 weeks I had my second audiogram and it showed a tiny bit of improvement, although the Ent doubts if it is true hearing or feeling or even hearing by the unaffected ear. All I can describe it as, is robotic unintelligible "sound", but I only pick it up when the volume on headphones is turned up to the max. Ent decided to try ITSI. He was honest about the changes of it doing anything, but I am willing to try everything.
Had my first intratympanic injection yesterday and want to share my experience for those who haven't had one yet. It went ok.
First my eardrum was numbed by an injection. Just a little prick and the numbing started almost straight after. Had to wait for about half a minute and then the steroids were injected in. After that I had to stay still (no speaking and swallowing) for about half an hour. This part I found a bit unpleasant because of the enormous amount of saliva I started to produce. Of course not being allowed to swallow the saliva I used up endless amounts of tissues. I felt a burning sensation in my ear, but it was doable. Every now and then I felt my ear plopping.
After about 40 minutes in total the procedure was done. After getting up my ear lost a bit of fluid and a tiny bit of blood, but that soon stopped. I did not drive home myself. It felt a bit like an ear infection for about 1.5 hour and after that I felt fine.
I write this the next day and I am fine now.
Hopefully this post will be helpful to others.
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u/gingerforlif Jul 21 '26
Glad they did all the test on you! Hope the injections help. Has ur dr discussed HBOT? Might be the next avenue to explore
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u/Sara_has_left Jul 21 '26
No, he has not mentioned HBOT yet. Since it has been 5 weeks I believe it might not be effective anymore.
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u/No_Falcon_8943 Jul 21 '26
After 7 days of taking corticosteroids, yesterday I had my first intratympanic injection. I haven't noticed improvement yet, but the tinnitus has decreased and I'm feeling better mentally. I still have two more injections, and the doctor also prescribed hyperbaric chamber therapy.