Labyrinth or internal otitis is a fairly rare disease. As a rule, it is secondary, occurs against the background of other serious infections. The most common causes of inflammation of the inner ear are otitis media, tuberculosis, extensive traumas of the auditory canal, systemic viruses. This pathology refers to dangerous diseases, associated with severe consequences and complications, up to complete loss of hearing.
Symptoms of inflammation of the inner ear
The characteristic signs of labyrinthitis become pronounced after 7-12 days after the transfer of a bacterial, fungal or viral infection. Typical clinical manifestations of the disease:
- persistent dizziness;
- frequent attacks of nausea, vomiting;
- imbalance, nystagmus;
- noise in ears;
- decreased hearing acuity;
- increased body temperature;
- intensive release of sweat;
- blushing of the skin of the face;
- infringement of the trigeminal nerve;
- discomfort in the chest;
- increased heart rate.
The listed symptoms may eventually subside, indicating that the pathology changes into a chronic form.
How to treat inflammation of the inner ear?
Effective therapy of the described disease begins with a comprehensive medication approach:
1. Use of systemic antibiotics:
- cephalosporins ;
- penicillins;
- tetracyclines;
- sulfonamides.
2. Dehydration of the body:
- reception of diuretics;
- adherence to a special diet;
- intravenous administration of magnesium sulfate, calcium chloride, glucose.
3. Restoration of trophism in the labyrinth:
- intake of vitamins K, P, C, group B;
- intramuscular injection of atropine;
- use of cocarboxylase.
Also, the symptoms of inflammation of the inner ear are treated with:
- steroid hormones;
- antiemetics;
- sedatives;
- antihistamine medicines;
- holinoblokatorov.
With purulent otitis , surgical intervention is shown - generalized, sanitized trepanation with removal of exudate.