Vertigo - Labyrinthitis

Question 1

What is Labyrinthitis?

Answer 1

Inflammation of the structures of the inner ear - usually due to viral infection.

Question 2

Aetiology of Labyrinthitis (2).

Answer 2

1. Viral URTI.

2. Rare - Bacterial (secondary to Otitis Media/Meningitis).

Question 3

Clinical Presentation of Labyrinthitis (3).

Answer 3

1. Acute Onset Vertigo.
2. Hearing Loss.
3. Tinnitus.

Question 4

Diagnosis of Labyrinthitis (2).

Answer 4

1. Clinical.

2. Head Impulse Test.

Question 5

Management of Labyrinthitis (2).

Answer 5

1. SAME AS ACUTE VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS.

2. Antibiotics if Bacterial.