Although I do not feel 100 per cent I am going to return to work tomorrow, part time for a month.
Sometimes reading medical journals can turn people into hypochondriacs.
Let me explain.
Labyrinthitis is a short-lived disorder of the inner ear mechanism (the labyrinth), of about six weeks duration.
It is usually triggered by a simple viral infection, and because it disturbs the balance apparatus, it makes people feel disorientated and giddy very much like feeling seasick whenever they move their head in any direction.
Sometimes the giddiness can be very disabling accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
Multiple sclerosis may mimic a number of trivial conditions including the giddiness of labyrinthitis, but the latter is temporary, the former either permanent or recurrent.
If you have no other symptoms of multiple sclerosis, worrying about this possibility seems unnecessary at the present time.
Meningitis is not an end result of labyrinthitis, although an ear abscess can very rarely lead to meningitis as a result of bacterial infection.
You should improve gradually over the next few weeks and months, but avoid rapid or vigorous movements of the head or neck.
The NetDoctor Medical Team
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