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Journal Reference : Michael J. Hutz, Dennis M. Moore, Andrew J. ScienceDaily, 16 April Loyola University Health System. Ear infections can lead to meningitis, brain abscess and other neurological complications. Many people who experience migraine headaches may also have feelings of dizziness or vertigo.
When a person experiences this repeatedly, they may have vestibular migraine. Other names for vestibular migraine are migraine-associated dizziness or vertigo , migrainous vertigo, or migraine-related vestibulopathy.
This article explains what may trigger vestibular migraine, and the lifestyle changes and medication that can help a person manage the condition.
Migraine headaches are very common, affecting approximately The condition may be debilitating for some people. About 9 out of 10 people who have migraine are not able to function normally when symptoms strike, and 3 in 10 may need bed rest. People who get migraine headaches tend to be between the ages of 15 to 55, and they are three times more likely to be females.
Migraine is not always just a moderate or severe headache , but can affect the nervous system. Migraine can affect the vestibular system of the inner ear, which impacts the way the brain controls balance and the way a person experiences the space around them.
When this system does not work properly, a person may experience feelings of vertigo, unsteadiness, or dizziness that can be triggered by movement. A doctor may think a person has vestibular migraine when the person experiences these kinds of symptoms for minutes or hours.
A person with vestibular migraine may also have a history of migraine headaches. However, a person can also experience vestibular migraine without headaches.
Vestibular migraine can cause a feeling that the ground is moving or falling, or cause problems coordinating movement. It can also impact the senses and distort hearing.
Other than a headache, symptoms can include :. These symptoms can vary in severity. There may be warning signs that vestibular symptoms are about to happen.
It can also be a sequela, which is a condition that arises as the consequence of a previous disease or injury. The different types of inner ear infections often have similar symptoms. The main difference between the symptoms is that hearing loss occurs with labyrinthitis but not with vestibular neuritis.
Learn more about symptoms in the sections below. Labyrinthitis symptoms can appear suddenly and without warning. Common symptoms of labyrinthitis include:.
These symptoms may last for several days and be quite severe. They often disappear on their own after 1—2 weeks. However, if the problem lasts for a longer period of time, the person may require treatment for their symptoms. A person who has vestibular neuritis may experience some of the following symptoms :. Vestibular neuritis symptoms often develop within hours and peak within the first 1—2 days.
They are often constant and tend to worsen with head movements. This condition usually lasts for several days. After this period, the symptoms often disappear with no intervention necessary. However, on some rare occasions, it can take weeks or months for the symptoms to disappear entirely.
Inner ear infections are most common among people aged 30—60 years. They are much less common in children when compared with middle ear infections. Children may develop an inner ear infection as a result of having bacterial meningitis. Cochlear ossification can also be an issue in children after meningitis. This occurs when bone begins to replace the lymph fluids filling the cochlea of the inner ear after a surgery or infection. Recent research suggests that cochlear implantation surgery can be a successful treatment option for those who have experienced cochlear ossification.
Because of the risk of deafness, a doctor will often carry out a hearing test in young children who have recovered from bacterial labyrinthitis. They may choose to treat severe hearing loss with a cochlear implant. A cochlear implant is a small electrical device that does not cure deafness but helps deaf people have a useful representation of sounds to help them better understand speech.
There are multiple reasons that someone may or may not be a suitable candidate for cochlear implantation. Timing also plays an important role. Since labyrinthitis ossificans can begin soon after meningitis and worsen over time, early implementation is the best approach to prevent further complications.
In some rare instances, a doctor may use antiviral medications or antibiotics to treat the virus or bacteria, respectively, that caused the inner ear infection. However, they will often only treat the symptoms of inner ear infections, not the infection itself.
A person may take antihistamines or benzodiazepines to treat vertigo. Other symptoms of an ear infection may include: Swelling, heat, or tenderness around or behind the ear. Redness of the ear, ear canal, or skin around or behind the ear. Drainage from the ear that does not look like earwax. Itching of the ear or ear canal. Several different parts of the ear can become infected. Ear pain and fever may be caused by a middle ear infection acute otitis media , especially if cold symptoms, such as a runny or stuffy nose or a cough, have been present for a few days.
Ear pain may also be caused by a fluid-filled blister on the eardrum bullous myringitis. Itching, a feeling of fullness in the ear, and pain that is worse when you chew, press on the "tag" in front of your ear, or wiggle your earlobe may be caused by an infection of the ear canal otitis externa.
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