Welcome back Dr. Nagler. Glad to see you. Hope you had a good time.
I am at 10 weeks since the onset of T. It started as a result of concussion. The MRI was normal as well. My first ENT prescribed an oral steroid 6 weeks ago which I didn't take I don't know why,maybe because I was depressed and desperately wanted to see more doctors in the early days of T. My second ENT prescribed gingko and piracetam which I took for 20 days and stopped as it wouldn't help me much. So my ENT told me to stop them and take a B vitamin injection and some other antidepressants( I am diagnosed with mild depression ) which may help with T as well .
I consulted a reputed neuro in my town and he gave me citicoline for 30 days which I am currently taking to rejuvenate the nerves in my ears and improve the congnitive functions.
My question is: should I take the oral steroids in the 3rd month? Is it too late? The second ENT and the neuro told me that they don't think it's required. I however think I might be missing out on something which may help me. There may not be nerve inflammation but as T is a trial and error game so I want to give it a shot. MRI and OAE test was normal so doctors suspect some nerve gone weak in the inter ear. I hope I have not lost too much time and the steroids will still work. Am I thinking too much and probably steroids are not needed? My T has slightly improved in 2 months and is softer now. Please advice
Thank you for listening and your valuable time
I am at 10 weeks since the onset of T. It started as a result of concussion. The MRI was normal as well. My first ENT prescribed an oral steroid 6 weeks ago which I didn't take I don't know why,maybe because I was depressed and desperately wanted to see more doctors in the early days of T. My second ENT prescribed gingko and piracetam which I took for 20 days and stopped as it wouldn't help me much. So my ENT told me to stop them and take a B vitamin injection and some other antidepressants( I am diagnosed with mild depression ) which may help with T as well .
I consulted a reputed neuro in my town and he gave me citicoline for 30 days which I am currently taking to rejuvenate the nerves in my ears and improve the congnitive functions.
My question is: should I take the oral steroids in the 3rd month? Is it too late? The second ENT and the neuro told me that they don't think it's required. I however think I might be missing out on something which may help me. There may not be nerve inflammation but as T is a trial and error game so I want to give it a shot. MRI and OAE test was normal so doctors suspect some nerve gone weak in the inter ear. I hope I have not lost too much time and the steroids will still work. Am I thinking too much and probably steroids are not needed? My T has slightly improved in 2 months and is softer now. Please advice
Thank you for listening and your valuable time