Vestibular neuronitis is an acute form of extreme dizziness, which is caused by a dysfunction or respectively failure of one of both of the organs in the inner ear that maintains balance. The symptoms associated with it are nausea and vomiting. If also the auditive inner part of the ear is being impacted, one would then talk about labyrinthitis.
Vestibular neuronitis is characterised by a suddenly appearing spinning sensation that will last for days. It is known that the symptoms are caused by a failure of the equilibrium organ, but the causes for such failure are still largely not understood. Causes are assumed to be a circulatory disorder, similar to an acute hearing loss (Neuropathia vestibularis), or a failure caused by an infection (Neuritis vestibularis).
Suddenly appearing spinning sensations and nausea and vomiting are the main symptoms of vestibular neuronitis. They often increase when the patient is active, and decrease when the patient rests. Patients may also suffer from the tendency to fall down.
A diagnosis can be made after examining the equilibrium organs with special spectacles and tests. The therapy mainly depends on the symptoms. It can include anti-nausea medication or bed rest to prevent falls, and physiotherapeutic balance training, after the nausea improves. Medication such as cortisone or blood circulation-promoting substances can be prescribed depending on the likely cause. The symptoms will usually disappear within a few days or a few weeks.
Several years of work in academia, medical practice and finally commercialization make it possible to provide an end-to-end process to help users to “find the appropriate medical help based on their present symptoms”. Below you will find a short explanation, showing you which part of the platform will help you best in finding the appropriate medical support.
Proceed as follows to enter your current symptoms.
Click on the appropriate body part on the picture. Select one/multiple symptoms corresponding to your complaint.
You can also add symptoms by typing your medical complaint in the search box and selecting the best matching suggestion.
Note: Your information will be kept anonymously.
Once you have selected all applicable symptoms, click the “analyze disease pattern”-button.
Accordingly, you will get a list of possible diseases and matching doctor categories who can further help you.
You can inform yourself about the possible diseases by reading the related information. But you can also return to the previous step and add more symptoms or delete already added ones to further narrow down your disease pattern.
Click on the desired doctor category to find a doctor who can help you.
If you are logged in with your profile, you will be displayed the appropriate doctors in your area. Otherwise you can enter an address in the “address” field and you will be displayed a doctor’s list around that specified address.
You will receive further information about the displayed doctors when you press on “details”.
Online bookable doctors in your area will be indicated with the notation “Book appointment” or “Book externally”, additionally they will be displayed on top of the list for your convenience.
Click on “Book appointment” to start the online appointment booking process with the desired doctor.
Please select an available appointment. “Green“ appointments are booked directly. “Red“ appointments need to be confirmed by the doctor.
Enter your general personal and health information.
Enter your present medical symptoms.
Enter your mobile phone number to identify yourself and you can finalize the appointment booking.
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