Dr not pleased that I had two vertigo attacks since starting on the big diuretics. My BP is down to 104/50. Not a lot of room to go on further diuretics. Got the steroid injection into the inner ear. Not a severely painful procedure but left me with a headache all day. Hopefully, this will calm any inflammation in the vestibular body and completely stop the vertigo. Next step in the treatment, surgery to implant a shunt so to allow the endolymph to flow. Gentamycin is not a good option. It will kill the balance problem but also has a 30% chance of killing the hearing function in the left ear.
Asked about the sodium connection. As my experience showed, there is a direct connection between salt intake and symptoms. An overindulgence in pizza = a return of symptoms within 24 hrs.
Got the HA reprogrammed with latest audiograms. 5 programs now to try out in the noisy OR. Will keep notes and see if this latest adjustment will help me keep my job.
The day after the injection, I had about 90 mins of mild to moderate vertigo. Never got to nausea and resolved itself. that's an improvement.
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