Editing Inner ear (section)

==Disorders==
{{main|Vestibulopathy}}
Interference with or infection of the labyrinth can result in a syndrome of ailments called [[labyrinthitis]].  The symptoms of labyrinthitis include temporary nausea, disorientation, vertigo, and dizziness. Labyrinthitis can be caused by viral infections, bacterial infections, or physical blockage of the inner ear.<ref>{{cite conference |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 |access-date=2009-03-11 |archive-date=2009-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090703203756/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/4291 |url-status=usurped }}</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 |access-date=2009-03-11 |archive-date=2010-06-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615051951/http://archive.rubicon-foundation.org/2663 |url-status=usurped }}</ref>

Another condition has come to be known as autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED). It is characterized by idiopathic, rapidly progressive, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. It is a fairly rare disorder while at the same time, a lack of proper diagnostic testing has meant that its precise incidence cannot be determined.<ref>Ruckenstein, M. J. (2004). "Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease".'' [[Current Opinion in Otolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery]], 12''(5), pp. 426-430.</ref>