labrinthitis

[liskeardgirl]

i have had labrinthitis since january,though it is getting better very slowly .i am due to go to spain in may if it is not better by then will flying affect my ears and make it worse or even start it off again.

[sqad617]

Labyrinthitis is an inner ear problem and should not be affected by flying.

Don't forget to take your labyrinthine sedatives with you e.g stemetil.

[chinadog]

Its a flipping nuisance, I take stemetil as Sqad suggests.

[liskeardgirl]

thanks for your answer, still taking the tablets just gets on my nerves ti seems to go on forever.

[valerieb1254]

I had a few years ago,really got me down.Hope you get rid of before your hols. ( have a great time )
Regards. Val.

[sqad617]

Have you seen an ENT surgeon, as it could be Meniere's Disease.........that is a type of labyrinthitis with severe vertigo, fullness in the ear during an attack and deafness of the affected ear.

[liskeardgirl]

thanks val thats nice of you . did it take weeks for you to get rid of it. dr. gave me exercises to do.

[liskeardgirl]

sqad617.i have seen specialist he said it was definatly labrinthitis, very bad, put me in hospital at first, getting better now, have good and bad days.thanks 4 your answers

[Eve]

I've got menieres and get a lot of vertigo and such and have flown quite a few times over the past few years and been ok, mostly short flights eg Budapest, Amsterdam, Prague, Milan... but did 7 hours each way to New York and was still ok.

I take stemetil and betahistine daily.

My ex's mum has really bad labryrinthitis and has done for a while and even though she was bad when we went to Cork for a hen do, she was fine flying as well.

I can understand the fear, my mum was funny about the thought of flying as she has menieres too and my brother gets married in Canada in September.

Obviously you have the same chance of being affected by it as normal but it won't be made worse by flying from my experience.