what kind of ear infection? the only one that may benefit from an injection of a potent steroid would be an inner ear infection (dizzy vertigo vomiting etc. ). cortisporin eardrops will only help otitis externa (swimmer's ear). since i don't know the reason for the steroid the type or severity of your ear infection ther is really no way to predict when (or even "if") this treatment will work. hello dr i think i need to give you a little more information. 9 days ago i went to the er at 3am because of pain in my ear. they said i had a middle ear infection and prescribed me augmentin. that didn't work so well so i went to my doctor yesterday morning and she gave me the injection and said that i had a middle and inner ear infection. she called the eardrops into the pharmacy in case the injection didnt work. she also gave me a nasal spray (nasacort) and zyrtec. i am just wondering how long i should wait for this injection to work before i go grab these drops
how long does it take for a methylprednisolone injection to take effect? i got it 30 hours ago for an ear infection. they have an cortisporin ear drop waiting for me at the pharmacy. should i pick it up now or give the infection more time to work?