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Good day, a week ago i woke up with vertigo symptoms. my gp prescribed medication for labyrinthitis and treated it as a viral infection. ?

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Dr. Al Hegab answered

Specializes in Allergy and Immunology

Your doctor is right: this is not uncommon, if it recurrs or doesn't improve, see an ENT specialist / neurologist, good luck

Answered 4/7/2019

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Vertigo: How was labyrinthitis diagnosis made? What were you prescribed? Any hearing loss, arranging in ears? Better to see ENT.

Answered 12/21/2017

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