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==Signs and symptoms== The main symptoms are severe [[vertigo (medical)|vertigo]] and [[Pathologic nystagmus|nystagmus]]. The most common symptom of vestibular neuritis is the onset of vertigo that has formed from an ongoing infection or trauma.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Dewyer|first1=Nicholas A.|title=Inner Ear Infections (Labyrinthitis)|date=2018|work=Infections of the Ears, Nose, Throat, and Sinuses|pages=79β88|publisher=Springer International Publishing|isbn=978-3-319-74834-4|last2=Kiringoda|first2=Ruwan|last3=McKenna|first3=Michael J.|doi=10.1007/978-3-319-74835-1_7}}</ref> The dizziness sensation that is associated with vertigo is thought to be from the inner ear labyrinth.<ref>{{Citation|last1=Murdin|first1=Louisa|chapter=Betahistine for symptoms of vertigo|date=2013-08-11|pages=CD010696|editor-last=The Cochrane Collaboration|publisher=John Wiley & Sons, Ltd|language=en|doi=10.1002/14651858.cd010696|last2=Hussain|first2=Kiran|last3=Schilder|first3=Anne GM|title=Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews|doi-access=free}}</ref> Rapid and undesired eye motion ([[pathologic nystagmus|nystagmus]]) often results from the improper indication of rotational motion. Nausea, anxiety, and a general ill feeling are common due to the distorted balance signals that the brain receives from the inner ear system.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Table 1: The Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in cathepsin B protein mined from literature (PMID: 16492714). |journal=PeerJ BIOINFORMATICS AND GENOMICS|doi = 10.7717/peerj.7425/table-1|doi-access=free}}</ref> Other common symptoms include [[tinnitus]], ear ache, and a feeling of fullness in the ear.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Infections of the Inner Ear|url=https://vestibular.org/article/diagnosis-treatment/types-of-vestibular-disorders/labyrinthitis-and-vestibular-neuritis/|website=Vestibular Disorders Association}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Inner Ear Infection (Labyrinthitis) Symptoms, Causes, Contagious, Treatment Cure|url=https://www.medicinenet.com/labyrinthitis_inner_ear_inflammation/article.htm|access-date=2021-02-28|website=MedicineNet|language=en}}</ref>
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