Does anyone suffer from Labyrinthitis and how often do the attacks occur?

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I occasionally get it. It tends to occur after I have had a cold or ear infection. I didn't realise what it was at first. I just fealt a bit queasy and found I was misjudging doorways, and kept bumping into things because I wasn't walking staight, without realising it. It must have looked like I was a bit drunk. Some people suffer much worse. I believe it is caused by inflammation in the inner ear, where the balance centre is. I found the best treatment (for me) was an anti sea-sickness tablet, not those that combat nausea, but those designed to act on the inner ear (I think it was Stematil, but not sure). Also what helped was taking medication specifically targeting the estation tubes in my ears, if these don't drain properly, it causes inflammation in the general area. I haven't had an "attack" for a number of years now.

General advice only, this worked well for me.

Hope this helps.

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my sister suffers from it and i believe it is a disease of the middle ear. the first attack she got was about 8 years ago and she was doing the ironing and she felt faint and then the room started to "spin around". it was very very scarey for her cos it was the first attack she ever had and didnt know what was happening. i would say she has about 2 - 3 a year. she still gets frightened but not as much as when she first got it.

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