- Nov 26, 2023
- 78
- Tinnitus Since
- 10/2023
- Cause of Tinnitus
- Noise and/or infection
I've heard that intratympanic steroid injections can help reduce the risk of permanent hearing loss and tinnitus after acoustic trauma. Unfortunately, I learned this too late after my first acoustic trauma a year ago, but I just suffered another one. Now, I can't get anyone to evaluate whether it's an option for me.
I'm in the States. I went to the ER, and the doctor there gave me a referral to an ENT. However, when I called the ENT, they told me they couldn't see me for months. Since the injections need to be given very soon after the trauma, that wait time is useless. I called every other ENT in town, and they all told me to go to the ER!
For those of you who have had this treatment, how did you get an ENT to see you on an emergency basis? Or did you find an urgent care center that could do it?
I'm in the States. I went to the ER, and the doctor there gave me a referral to an ENT. However, when I called the ENT, they told me they couldn't see me for months. Since the injections need to be given very soon after the trauma, that wait time is useless. I called every other ENT in town, and they all told me to go to the ER!
For those of you who have had this treatment, how did you get an ENT to see you on an emergency basis? Or did you find an urgent care center that could do it?
