Neuritis of the auditory nerve is a serious disease that is accompanied by pain and inflammation, affecting nerve tissue in the system of hearing organs. Most often, the source of this disease is inflammatory infections. The prognosis for neuritis of the auditory nerve depends on the symptoms and the time of the beginning of treatment. As a rule, deafness and other complications occur only with a very severe course of pathology and the lack of adequate therapy.
Symptoms of neuritis of the auditory nerve
Symptoms of neuritis of the auditory nerve are:
- hearing loss - the severity of this symptom varies (from a very low to 100% loss);
- noise in the ears - various noises and ringing can disturb the patient constantly, and can appear periodically as a reaction to external stimuli;
- dizziness and nausea - mostly such feelings occur when the inflammatory process involves the pre-collateral nerve cochlear;
- acute pain - it is particularly pronounced in the case of acoustic trauma;
- weakness and pallor-appear if the cause of neuritis was acute poisoning.
In rare cases, patients also increase their blood pressure and observe a symptom of "flies before their eyes." Acute neuritis of the auditory nerve is accompanied by symptoms such as fever and general malaise.
Treatment of neuritis of the auditory nerve
Treatment of neuritis of the auditory nerve caused by various viral diseases is carried out with the help of antiviral drugs and antibiotics. They are selected only on an individual basis after carrying out bacterosylva and determining the sensitivity of bacteria to antibiotics.
To treat the neuritis of the auditory nerve with symptoms of intoxication, you can use folk remedies. Excellent deduces toxins broth of dill.
The recipe for broth
Ingredients:
- dill (fresh or dry) - 10 g;
- water - 200 ml;
- honey - 5 g.
Preparation and use
Fennel pour water and boil on low heat for 20 minutes. After 15 minutes add honey and water to get the original volume. Take it must be 100 ml per day.
For the treatment of neuritis of the auditory nerve with acute acoustic trauma, always apply:
- painkillers and sedatives;
- drugs that normalize blood circulation in small sosudiki;
- antiseptics and antibiotics to prevent the development of various infections.
They should be selected only by a doctor, based on the results of audiometry - a study helping to determine which patient has a degree of hearing loss.