labyrinthitis
Inflamed balance organ
Labyrinthitis is inflammation of the labyrinth, the fluid-filled inner ear structure that controls balance and hearing.
It causes vertigo, dizziness, nausea, and sometimes hearing loss or ringing in the ears.
Usually triggered by viral infection, it can leave sufferers unable to stand or walk steadily for days: The doctor diagnosed labyrinthitis and told me to rest until the room stopped spinning.
Sensation of spinning
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- imbalanceLack of proportion
- tinnitusPerceived phantom ear sounds
hearing loss · disorientation · vomiting · unsteadiness · lightheadedness · spinning · wooziness · spatial disorientation
Balance and hearing center
- vestibular systemSensory apparatus for spatial orientation
- cochleaSpiral hearing organ
- auditory nerveNeural pathway for hearing
- eardrumInner auditory membrane
Vomiting prevention drugs
- steroidsPerformance-enhancing hormones
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- restCessation of activity
- hydrationBodily fluid replenishment
balance exercises · meclizine · physical therapy · ENT specialist · audiologist
Disease caused by microbes
- coldLow temperature state
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- herpesChronic blister-causing virus
- bacterial infectionIllness from harmful microorganisms
respiratory infection · ear infection · autoimmune · mumps · measles
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
- dizzinessUnsteady, spinning sensation
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- imbalanceLack of proportion
tinnitus · hearing loss · disorientation · vomiting · unsteadiness · lightheadedness · spinning · wooziness · spatial disorientation · falls
vertigo
Sensation of spinning
inner ear
Balance and hearing center
- vestibular systemSensory apparatus for spatial orientation
- cochleaSpiral hearing organ
- auditory nerveNeural pathway for hearing
antiemetics
Vomiting prevention drugs
- steroidsPerformance-enhancing hormones
- antibioticsBacteria-destroying medicines
- restCessation of activity
hydration · balance exercises · meclizine · physical therapy · ENT specialist · audiologist
viral infection
Disease caused by microbes
bacterial infection · respiratory infection · ear infection · autoimmune · mumps · measles
- ear disordersear pain, tinnitus, hearing loss, earache, inner ear infection
- ENT conditionsear infection, tinnitus, sinusitis, hearing loss, sore throat
- balance systemvestibular system, inner ear, utricle, saccule, vestibule
- Ear Conditionscauliflower ear, lop ear, bat ear, bat ears, prominent ears
- Neurotologyvestibular system, inner ear, cochlea, balance disorders, vertigo
- earsearlobe, ear, ears, eardrum, ear canal