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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
SSNHL. In some cases, this viable treatment window can stretch out to as many as 4 weeks. Beyond 4 weeks however, SSNHL and its other accompanying ear symptoms like Tinnitus are unfortunately permanent.We wrote a very detailed post about Prednisone and Tinnitus here. There, you can learn about how Prednisone can resolve, reduce and even sometimes cause or worsen Tinnitus, if not tapered down properly.When Your Tinnitus is caused by Meniere’s disease Meniere’s disease is a disorder of the inner ear, causing dizziness (vertigo) and potentially hearing loss and Tinnitus as well. Meniere’s disease can be treated by an injection to the middle ear. The injected drug then goes from the middle ear to the inner ear, to potentially resolve symptoms vertigo, tinnitus and also hearing loss.The steroid used to treat Meniere’s disease is Dexamethasone.When your Tinnitus is caused by TMJ (Temporomandibular) disordersYour ears are connected to your jaw by the temporomandibular joint. It is therefore not uncommon for problems like clenched jaw to cause Tinnitus. Bruxism and injuries to the jaw can also potentially cause Tinnitus.In such cases, a combination of injectable steroids like Triamcinolone Acetonide + Bupivacaine can potentially provide relief to both your TMJ disorder as well as Tinnitus that presents itself as a co-symptom. However, studies have shown that this treatment protocol mostly works only if the patient presents both unilateral Tinnitus and also cervical pain as coexisting symptoms. Patients who did not present cervical pain as a co-symptom along with their Tinnitus actually reported a
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