Med First ENT Centre

Intratympanic Steroid Injection An intratympanic steroid injection is an operation /procedure  in which a small amount of steroid is injected directly into the middle ear.  It is done under Local Anaesthesia in a separate procedure room. It is used in patients suffering with  sudden onset hearing loss or  severe vertigo, such as caused by Meniere’s disease or a sudden vestibular failure which has not responded to vestibular sedative medications or rehabilitation exercises. Your specialist will have taken a detailed history and carried out a thorough examination, and on the basis of this will have decided that you are likely to benefit from an intratympanic steroid injection. The assessment will have included a full hearing test. This is important as it gives your specialist a clue as to which ear is affected, and indicates the amount of useful hearing left. The procedure itself is straightforward and can be carried out either under local or general anaesthetic. The e...