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  1. labyrinthitis, otitis internanoun

    inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting

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  1. otitis interna

    Labyrinthitis is inflammation of the labyrinth – a maze of fluid-filled channels in the inner ear. Vestibular neuritis is inflammation of the vestibular nerve – the nerve in the inner ear that sends messages related to motion and position to the brain. Both conditions involve inflammation of the inner ear. Labyrinths that house the vestibular system sense changes in the head's position or the head's motion. Inflammation of these inner ear parts results in a sensation of the world spinning and also possible hearing loss or ringing in the ears. It can occur as a single attack, a series of attacks, or a persistent condition that diminishes over three to six weeks. It may be associated with nausea, vomiting, and eye nystagmus. The cause is often not clear. It may be due to a virus, but it can also arise from bacterial infection, head injury, extreme stress, an allergy, or as a reaction to medication. 30% of affected people had a common cold prior to developing the disease. Either bacterial or viral labyrinthitis can cause a permanent hearing loss in rare cases. This appears to result from an imbalance of neuronal input between the left and right inner ears.

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  1. otitis interna

    Otitis interna, also known as labyrinthitis, is an inflammation of the inner ear. It often results from an infection, either viral or bacterial, but can also be caused by allergies or autoimmune diseases. The condition can lead to symptoms like dizziness, loss of balance, vertigo, nausea, and hearing loss in the affected ear.

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  1. Otitis interna

    Otitis interna is an inflammation of the inner ear and is usually considered synonymous with labyrinthitis. Labyrinthitis is an inflammation of the inner ear that typically results in severe vertigo lasting for one or more days. Its cause is rarely identified, but it is thought most commonly to derive from a viral inflammation of the vestibular labyrinth. Patients usually present with the sudden onset of severe whirling vertigo, nausea, and vomiting. The symptoms can be so severe and disabling that patients frequently go to the emergency room for care and require vestibular suppressants such as diazepam or meclozine in order to tolerate the vertigo. Symptoms typically subside over a few days, but may leave the patient with vague imbalance which slowly improves over weeks to months. Hearing loss rarely accompanies the vertigo in labyrinthitis. Occasionally a bacterial infection of the middle ear can spread to the inner ear and cause this disease. In this situation antibiotic treatment may be helpful.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of otitis interna in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of otitis interna in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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