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Meniere’s disease is an inner ear disorder related to an abnormal inner ear fluid pressure. The symptoms can include episodes of vertigo, pressure in the ear, fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, which is internal ringing in the ears, labyrinthitis, this is inflammation of the inner ear. The part of the ear with the nerve endings. It can result from bacterial middle ear infections, or more commonly, from viral infections. Labyrinthitis can cause a rapid progression of vertigo and hearing loss. The term labyrinthitis is also occasionally used in a generic way to indicate that a patient’s symptoms appear to be on the basis of an unspecified inner ear disorder. Vestibular neuronitis. This is a viral infection of the vestibular or balance nerve that can last for several days, followed by more prolonged imbalance. There are many less common causes of vertigo, some ear related and some neurologic.
