Ear drum injection: Is it effective for hearing loss treatment? A comprehensive review of side effects, costs, and reviews

These days, many people are suffering from sudden sensorineural hearing loss.
In such cases, the treatment often recommended at hospitals is ear drum injection.

For those hearing it for the first time, they are often surprised and ask, "Are you giving an injection into the ear?"
This is establishing itself as a quite effective treatment.

 

Today, what exactly is this eardrum injection, and when should it be administered?
Symptoms, causes, treatment effects, side effects
And I will also handle actual hospital reviews and costs.

 

What is a tympanic membrane injection?

 

Ear drum injections involve steroid medications such as dexamethasone.
Directly injected into the 'middle ear' space inside the ear
This is a treatment that delivers through the cochlea.

 

To the inner ear that is difficult to reach with oral medication
It is a method used to directly absorb the medication.

 

What is the main usage?

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
- Meniere's disease
- Acute acoustic trauma
Noise-induced hearing loss

 

In such cases, through eardrum injection
We are trying to restore damage to the cochlear cells.

 

 

It can't be just simple tinnitus.

 

I have severe tinnitus, and I want to get an eardrum injection!
There are many people coming this way, but
Pure tinnitus alone is not an indication for tympanic membrane injection.

 

In fact, when only tinnitus is present, the effect is minimal or nonexistent.
There is also a possibility of side effects, such as worsening tinnitus.

 

Ear drum injection is used when hearing loss occurs suddenly.
It also works well relatively early on.
For long-standing hearing loss or simple tinnitus,
It is not suitable.

 

Will the procedure be painful?

 

Honestly... it might hurt a little.
Therefore, anesthesia is administered sufficiently before the procedure.

 

- Anesthetic cream
- Anesthetic spray
- An anesthetic drug-soaked cotton ball

 

This directly applies to the eardrum to reduce pain.

The injection is administered in a lying position.
Turn your head to the opposite side.
To prevent medication from flowing out through the drainage (drainage outlet)
You need to hold it for about 20 minutes without swallowing.

 

 

How many times do I need to get ear drum injections?

 

It usually does not end after just one session,
It repeats several times at two-day intervals.

 

Protocols may vary slightly depending on the hospital or doctor, but,
It is common to attempt around 3 to 5 times.

 

What are the side effects of eardrum injections? These are some of them.

 

- Pain: Can be reduced with anesthesia, but the sensation varies from person to person
Dizziness: Vestibular organ stimulation when the injection solution temperature differs from body temperature
- Tinnitus intensification: may temporarily feel more severe
- Tympanic membrane perforation: Rarely occurs in individuals where the injection site does not heal or is thin
- Otitis media: Rare, but antibiotics are needed if infected

 

However, most side effects are temporary,
It is safely conducted when received from an experienced doctor.

 

 

Eardrum injection review & cost

 

Looking at the reviews, "Hearing loss recovered quickly,"
There are positive reactions such as "the feeling of fullness in the ears has decreased,"
After being hit once or twice, the tinnitus worsened.
There are cases where the pain was too severe.

 

In other words, the effects vary from person to person,
Through accurate diagnosis
It is important to receive it only when it is truly necessary.

 

Costs vary from hospital to hospital, but
Typically 40,000 to 80,000 won per procedure.
The total treatment cost is expected to be around 200,000 to 300,000 won depending on the number of sessions.

 

Finish

 

Ear drum injection may seem unfamiliar and frightening at first.
However, conditions such as sudden sensorineural hearing loss or Meniere's disease
In case of sudden hearing loss
It is one of the ways to recover quickly.

 

It is not always effective for simple tinnitus.
Be sure to consult with an ENT specialist to determine if it matches your symptoms.

There are many questions you might have about costs, side effects, and the number of treatments.
I hope today's writing has helped to some extent!

 

 

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