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Took A Steroid Shot For Vertigo. Could This Be The Reason For Eye And Ear Infection?

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Posted on Tue, 26 Nov 2013
Question: What to do about a bad case of vertigo. I have not been to work in a week. Went to my Dr. no eye or ear infections. She gave me steroid shot, on a chance that it may help. That was Tues morn, No help. I'm Scared. they gave me eye and ear exercises to do. been doing them.
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Answered by Dr. Mayank Bhargava (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: Need more information... Detailed Answer: Hi, Let me know your associated features along with mentioned. Do you have headache/ nausea/ blurring of vision/ weakness in limb? Do you have ear ache/ pus or liquid discharge from ears/ deafness? Do you have any associated urinary or abdominal symptoms? Vertigo could be due to ear disease/ brain parenchymal disease/ cerebellar disease and benign positional vertigo. Clinical examination is mandatory to know the cause of vertigo. You should consult with XXXXXXX medicine specialist/ neurologist and should go for thorough neurological check up. You should also go for complete hemogram, renal function test, serum electrolytes, and CT/MRI scan brain. If all relevant investigation are found to be normal then you should also consult with ENT specialist also. If I am your treating doctor then I would like to advise you to take divalproex, cinnarizine 25 mg thrice in a day along with promethazine. Short duration of steroids may also help in benign positional vertigo; but as it didn't help you, I would suggest you discuss about the aforementioned tests / treatment options with your treating doctor. Awaiting your reply to discuss further... Dr. Mayank Bhargava
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Took A Steroid Shot For Vertigo. Could This Be The Reason For Eye And Ear Infection?

Brief Answer: Need more information... Detailed Answer: Hi, Let me know your associated features along with mentioned. Do you have headache/ nausea/ blurring of vision/ weakness in limb? Do you have ear ache/ pus or liquid discharge from ears/ deafness? Do you have any associated urinary or abdominal symptoms? Vertigo could be due to ear disease/ brain parenchymal disease/ cerebellar disease and benign positional vertigo. Clinical examination is mandatory to know the cause of vertigo. You should consult with XXXXXXX medicine specialist/ neurologist and should go for thorough neurological check up. You should also go for complete hemogram, renal function test, serum electrolytes, and CT/MRI scan brain. If all relevant investigation are found to be normal then you should also consult with ENT specialist also. If I am your treating doctor then I would like to advise you to take divalproex, cinnarizine 25 mg thrice in a day along with promethazine. Short duration of steroids may also help in benign positional vertigo; but as it didn't help you, I would suggest you discuss about the aforementioned tests / treatment options with your treating doctor. Awaiting your reply to discuss further... Dr. Mayank Bhargava