Severe dizziness being treated with steroid injections into the eardrum

Injections of steroid into the ear are an effective treatment for a common form of severe dizziness, a new study has suggested. In a new trial, scientists from Imperial College London in the UK compared current treatments for Ménière’s disease, which causes debilitating dizzy spells. They found that injections of the steroid methylprednisolone, through the ear drum, are as effective as the current ‘gold standard’ treatment. The current option is an antibiotic called gentamicin, and is also injected into the ear, where it destroys inner ear cells. The treatment prevents dizziness attacks, but can leave patients with permanent hearing damage.…