Methoptrexate - Inner Ear Disorders Message Board

rcristal · 12-01-2006, 08:49 AM

Anyone have experience with Methotrexate for Autoimmune Ear Disorder? I was on Prednisone to no avail. Now they are trying Methotrexate. I am reading that it has not been shown to be beneficial.

duttin · 12-01-2006, 07:39 PM

If you don't mind how were you Dx'd with the auto-immune ear disorder?I have been to a neurologist,ent and neurologist I have unexplained hearing loss bilateral.had balance tests and eng/vng only abnormalities were ocular motor.They ruled out meneire's, lab,vestibular.I have not been exposed to loud noises and have not had any virus either.
Steroids would have been an option but I have bad reactions to them.
I know in MS (autoimmune disease)that methotrexate has been used with patients when steroids were not effective.

duttin · 12-01-2006, 07:48 PM

If you don't mind how were you Dx'd with the auto-immune ear disorder?I have been to a neurologist,ent and neurologist I have unexplained hearing loss bilateral.had balance tests and eng/vng only abnormalities were ocular motor.They ruled out meneire's, lab,vestibular.I have not been exposed to loud noises and have not had any virus either.
Steroids would have been an option but I have bad reactions to them.
I know in MS (autoimmune disease)that methotrexate has been used with patients when steroids were not effective.

duttin · 12-01-2006, 07:48 PM

If you don't mind how were you Dx'd with the auto-immune ear disorder?I have been to a neurologist,ent and neurologist I have unexplained hearing loss bilateral.had balance tests and eng/vng only abnormalities were ocular motor.They ruled out meneire's, lab,vestibular.I have not been exposed to loud noises and have not had any virus either.
Steroids would have been an option but I have bad reactions to them.
I know in MS (autoimmune disease)that methotrexate has been used with patients when steroids were not effective.

duttin · 12-01-2006, 08:00 PM

Sorry about the triple posting,computer has its own mind tonight