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jweidele1967

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Gentamicin injection for tumor
« on: September 19, 2015, 01:16:02 pm »
Just wondering if anyone has had an injection in eardrum for tumor.. had it done 3 weeks ago and eds didnt kick in for 2 weeks now I am 100% worse than I was, but that was expected, if anyone had this for treatment how long does it last for

PaulW

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Re: Gentamicin injection for tumor
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2015, 10:52:38 pm »
Was this given for extreme vertigo? or as treatment before surgery?...
Why did you receive it?
10x5x5mm AN
Sudden Partial hearing loss 5/28/10
Diagnosed 7/4/10
CK 7/27/10
2/21/11 Swelling 13x6x7mm
10/16/11 Hearing returned, balance improved. Feel totally back to normal most days
3/1/12 Sudden Hearing loss, steroids, hearing back.
9/16/13 Life is just like before my AN. ALL Good!

nursepam

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Re: Gentamicin injection for tumor
« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2015, 05:27:37 pm »
Yes, I had this with the purpose of helping my vertigo a couple of months ago. Initially my balance was much worse and lasted only a couple of weeks. I actually had to use a walker! It did help my vertigo, but I am now back to baseline with chronic disequilibrium. The neurosurgeon told me the injection "Basically provokes the brain to react."
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AN Diagnosed April 2014, 10mm x 5mm,
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ANGuy

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Re: Gentamicin injection for tumor
« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2015, 07:36:22 pm »
Gentimycin kills the labyrinth.  They have to be careful to only administer it to the balance organ.  If they get it in the hearing section, it will kill that too.  With your balance organ killed off, there will no longer be any bad data transmitted by it to cause dizziness.  It should take a period of time for your brain to get used to no longer having a balance signal from that side, and then, all should be well in terms of dizziness.

Your balance function from your AN side would eventually go away anyway.  This injection just gets it all over with in one shot so as to make all of the dizziness and adjustment happen in one incident rather than randomly and over a period of months or years.  It's like pulling a bandage off quickly rather than slowly.

These injections are sometimes used for Menier's disease when other methods don't work.
Diagnosed June 2014 1cm AN at 47 years of age.  Had fluctuating symptoms since 2006.    6 mos MRI (Dec 2014) showed no growth, MRI  in July 2015 showed no growth.  MRI Jan 2016 showed no growth.  MRI Aug 2016 showed no growth.  I'm gonna ride the WW train as long as I can.

PaulW

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Re: Gentamicin injection for tumor
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2015, 06:22:24 am »
I believe some surgeons use it weeks/months before the acoustic neuroma surgery to help with the recovery. So when you get out you are not as dizzy/tired
10x5x5mm AN
Sudden Partial hearing loss 5/28/10
Diagnosed 7/4/10
CK 7/27/10
2/21/11 Swelling 13x6x7mm
10/16/11 Hearing returned, balance improved. Feel totally back to normal most days
3/1/12 Sudden Hearing loss, steroids, hearing back.
9/16/13 Life is just like before my AN. ALL Good!