ABSTRACT

This is due to lesions in the vestibular nerve and inner ear, such as acute labyrinthitis, vestibular neuronitis, Ménière’s disease with accompanying sensorineural deafness and tinnitus, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), otosclerosis, cholesteatoma, ototoxic drugs such as gentamicin and rapid, high-dose frusemide ( furosemide), or trauma.