Editing Labyrinthitis (section)

==Causes==
Some people will report having an upper respiratory infection (common cold) or flu prior to the onset of the symptoms of vestibular neuritis; others will have no viral symptoms prior to the vertigo attack.

Some cases of vestibular neuritis are thought to be caused by an infection of the vestibular ganglion by the [[herpes simplex]] type 1 virus.<ref name="Marill"/> However, the cause of this condition is not fully understood, and in fact, many different viruses may be capable of infecting the vestibular nerve.

Acute localized [[ischemia]] of these structures also may be an important cause. Especially in children, vestibular neuritis may be preceded by symptoms of a common cold.  However, the causative mechanism remains uncertain.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/TOPIC637.HTM | title=Vestibular Neuronitis | author=Keith A Marill |access-date=2008-06-28}}</ref>

This can also be brought on by pressure changes such as those experienced while [[Aviation|flying]] or [[scuba diving]].<ref name="pmid2317181">{{cite journal |vauthors=Martin-Saint-Laurent A, Lavernhe J, Casano G, Simkoff A |title=Clinical aspects of inflight incapacitations in commercial aviation |journal=Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine |volume=61 |issue=3 |pages=256–60 |date=March 1990 |pmid=2317181 }}</ref><ref name=farmer>{{cite conference |editor=Farmer, Jr JC |title=Labyrinthine Dysfunction During Diving |conference=1st [[Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society]] Workshop. |volume=UHMS Publication Number WS6-15-74. |publisher=Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society |year=1973 |pages=11 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/4291 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007191953/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/4291 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=October 7, 2008 |access-date=2009-03-11}}</ref><ref name="pmid4619861">{{cite journal |author=Kennedy RS |title=General history of vestibular disorders in diving |journal=Undersea Biomedical Research |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=73–81 |date=March 1974 |pmid=4619861 |url=http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/2663 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703175002/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/2663 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=July 3, 2009 |access-date=2009-03-11}}</ref>