Medical Symptoms Visual Guide: The Easy Way to Identify Medical Problems by Dorling Kindersley

Author:Dorling Kindersley [Kindersley, Dorling]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi, pdf
Tags: Medical, Reference
ISBN: 9780241537831
Google: 99eKzgEACAAJ
Publisher: Tbs-Penguin Random House Wholesale
Published: 2022-01-20T06:59:29.751343+00:00

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VESTIBULAR NEURITIS

MENIERE’S DISEASE

Symptoms include vertigo, nausea,

vomiting, tinnitus (noises in the ear),

Also known as vestibular neuronitis,

Ménière’s disease is an inner-ear disorder

impaired hearing, and a feeling of pressure vestibular neuritis is inflammation of

characterized by recurrent attacks of

or pain in the ear. The time between

the vestibular nerve in the inner ear,

vertigo, tinnitus (noises in the ear), and

attacks may vary from days to years, and

usually as a result of a bacterial or viral hearing loss. It is due to a build-up of

repeated attacks often lead to progressive

infection, such as the common cold or

fluid in the labyrinth, which contains the

hearing loss or sometimes total deafness.

influenza. The main symptoms are

organs of balance and hearing. Usually,

Treatment is primarily with medication

dizziness, vertigo, nausea, vomiting, and

only one ear is affected, but both can

to relieve symptoms, but in some cases

blurred vision. Viral vestibular neuritis

become involved. Attacks typically come

drugs may be given to help to reduce the

usually clears up by itself within a few

on suddenly and may last from minutes

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