Just talked to the neuro. He'd been trying to figure out how to avoid giving me any prednisone since I dont like the side effects.

He wants me to get my ears checked for an actual ear infection, and if there's no infection, to go to an ENT (Ears, Nose, and Throat doctor) to see if there's something physically affecting my inner ear.

The neuro asked me if I was having any problem hearing. Told him my ears were sensitive to loud noises, my tinnitus (that I've had since I was a small child) is a little more noisy than it usually is, and there is some pressure in my ears.

Also told him that when I had mononucleosis in 96, my head got so swollen that I couldnt breathe thru my nose, couldnt hear anything, and couldnt speak for close to three weeks. He's wondering if the mono could have damaged my inner ear somehow and made me more susceptible to the vertigo from things other than the MS.

I dont know if I'm disappointed or not at not getting any steroids today. At least the neuro is paying attention and wants to make sure of things before he starts writing out the Rx for the 'roids.