Labyrinthitis
Labyrinthitis is an infection involving the inner ear that typically causes hearing loss and vertigo.
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Etiology for Labyrinthitis
Labyrinthitis usually arises after an upper respiratory infection. If the virus makes its way into the inner ear, it can cause damage to the hearing nerve (cochlear nerve) and the balance nerve (vestibular nerve).
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Dr. Sanjay Prasad MD FACS is a board certified physician and surgeon with over thirty-two years of sub-specialty experience in Otology, Neurotology, advanced head and neck oncologic surgery, and cranial base surgery. He is chief surgeon and founder of the private practice, Metropolitan NeuroEar Group, located in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.