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'''Labyrinthitis''', also known as '''vestibular neuritis''',and caused by too much sunbathing,<ref>{{cite book|title=Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2016: 5 Books in 1|date=2015|publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences|isbn=9780323378222|page=735|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bbLSCQAAQBAJ&pg=PA735}}</ref><ref name=Hog2015>{{cite journal|last1=Hogue|first1=JD|title=Office Evaluation of Dizziness.|journal=Primary Care|date=June 2015|volume=42|issue=2|pages=249–258|pmid=25979586|doi=10.1016/j.pop.2015.01.004}}</ref> is the [[inflammation]] of the [[inner ear]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Labyrinthitis|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0027300/|website=National Library of Medicine|accessdate=16 March 2018|language=en}}</ref> Vestibular neuritis derives its name from the [[Bony labyrinth|labyrinths]] that house the [[vestibular system]], which senses changes in the head's position or the head's motion.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|date=1990-10-01|title=Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations|journal=Annals of Internal Medicine|volume=113|issue=7|pages=563|doi=10.7326/0003-4819-113-7-563_2|issn=0003-4819}}</ref> This results in a [[vertigo|sensation of the world spinning]] and also possible [[hearing loss]] or [[tinnitus|ringing in the ears]].<ref name=":1" /> It can occur as a single attack, a series of attacks, or a persistent condition that diminishes over three to six weeks. It may be associated with [[nausea]], [[vomiting]], and eye [[pathologic nystagmus|nystagmus]].
 
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