Talk:Labyrinthitis

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Prochlorperazine has been re-added, it is the most common treatment. Plus hearing loss is very rare, thought it best to put it into context! --PopUpPirate 19:34, Jan 29, 2005 (UTC)

To the person who removed the line about residual symptoms lasting months or years, you haven't a clue. Just read what people are going through on the healthboards or the dizzy lounge. It can and DOES stick around for a long time for many.


I agree it can stick around for a very long time, two years for me and still counting. It was good to read about a definate link between vestibular disorders and anxiety. Not enough is written about this side of the illness and its such a major part of it. Dizzy Lounge Member.

Regarding the sub-head 'Labyrinthitis and Vertigo' - I have had a big problem with dizziness for the last 10 months, so I've been corrected in my terminology by several doctors. Under this heading there is the phrase 'dysequilibrium and/or dizziness'. Dysequilibrium IS 'dizziness', and 'vertigo' is the sensation of the room spinning. Contrary to popular belief (& Hollywood movies), 'vertigo' & 'dizziness' are not interchangeable terms. Can someone with ear/nose/throat expertise fix this article? I would do it myself, but I didn't have labyrinthitis, so I can't remember which of the two is accurate in describing this disorder. wbm 21:37, 8 May 2006 (UTC)


Dysequilibrium is not dizziness. Dysequilibrium is the sensation that your are being pulled to the left or the right, particularly when walking. This occurs in healthy individuals who are intoxicated with alcohol.

[edit] Treatments

Jumping up and down to "remove debris" is not a treatment for labyrinthitis. Ear debris or "ear rocks" is BPPV. BPPV treatment requires the Epley or Modified Epley Procedure.

The line about chinese medicine and accuuncture - does anyone see the point? If it doesn't work (and it doesn't work) and you admit that there's no evidence, then why mention it? It's like saying, "tying balloons to your feet might help, but actually it doesn't". Not that I have an agenda or anything. Moopet 07:50, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

"Some evidence suggests that viral labyrinthitis should be treated in its early stages with corticosteroids such as prednisone, and possibly antiviral medication such as Valtrex and that this treatment should be undertaken as soon as possible to prevent permanent damage to the inner ear."

Can I get a source for this info? 99.141.86.68 (talk) 18:32, 5 January 2008 (UTC)


The links section contains a link (My personal battle with Labyrinthitis How Ryan Roper overcame the condition) which takes you to a site run by Sledghammer Computers designed to look like Wikipedia. On this site you can log in and Wikipedia users may be fooled into inputing their own user names and passwords. Is this within Wikipedia's rules?

I think it's just another site running the MediaWiki software, it's not pretending to be wikipedia. Pseudomonas(talk) 16:15, 21 April 2008 (UTC)