Vestibular Neuritis Treatment in India

Priya Nair, a 42-year-old software project...

Priya Nair, a 42-year-old software project manager and mother of two, had always been the picture of health and organization. Her life was a carefully balanced routine until one morning, she woke up with the terrifying sensation that the room was violently spinning. The vertigo was so severe she couldn't stand, accompanied by intense nausea and vomiting. For three days, she was bedridden, convinced it was a severe migraine or something worse. Her primary care physician, suspecting an inner ear issue, referred her to a neurologist, Dr. Chen. After a thorough examination that ruled out a stroke, Dr. Chen diagnosed vestibular neuritis, an inflammation of the nerve connecting her inner ear to her brain. He recommended a course of oral corticosteroids to reduce the nerve inflammation and vestibular rehabilitation therapy (VRT) to help her brain compensate for the imbalance. The first week on steroids was difficult, with mood swings and insomnia, but the intense vertigo began to subside. The VPT, starting with simple eye and head movements, was frustratingly slow. Her emotional journey was one of profound fear and vulnerability; the loss of control shook her confident identity. Over six weeks of diligent therapy, her balance steadily improved. She returned to work part-time after a month and full-time after two. While she occasionally feels a slight 'wobbliness' in crowded spaces, she has regained 95% of her function. The experience gave her a new empathy for invisible illnesses and a slight but permanent recalibration of her own invincibility.