What is an autoimmune disease of inner ear?
Autoimmune disease of inner ear, called AIED, is a disorder in which the immune system of the body begins to attack the cells of inner ear. This disease can cause symptoms such as dizziness, hearing loss and tinnitus. Approximately 28 million Americans have ears' problems that cause hearing loss; Of these less than 1% have AIED. Typically sudden hearing loss in one ear proceeds quickly to affect both ears. Within a few weeks or months, the affected individual will lose partial or complete hearing in both ears. In addition to hearing loss, a person with AIED can also experience dizziness, ringing in the ears, tinnitus, dizziness and loss of balance and feeling of fullness in one or both ears. In this case, the immune system responds to certain cells in the Thtělo, as if it were attacked by organisms such as bacteria or viruses. When the autoimmune disease of the inner ear, cells and antibodies of the immune system are running, the autoimmune diseases of the inner ear, and the antibodies of the immune system attack certain proteins that are present in the cells of the inner ear, kill cells and finally nItem function of the ear.
diagnostics AIED is often difficult because the symptoms are relatively non -specific. The autoimmune disease of the inner ear is often interchanged to otitis media, a more common and less serious infection of inner ear that is treated with antibiotics. In many cases, the correct diagnosis is only made when both ears begin to affect the disease.
As with many other types of autoimmune disease, the primary treatment of autoimmune disease is Corticosteroid. Steroids are prescribed because they have an immunosuppressive effect, which means they suppress the immune system so that the internal rescue is not endangered. However, the problem with steroid treatment is that it is not specific. Steroids will help heal and by suppressing the immune system attack on the inner ear, but steroids also suppress the entire immune system, making the patient more vulnerable to infection.
steroidsThey are generally considered unsuitable as long -term treatment due to their side effects. In people who do not benefit steroids, cytotoxic drugs such as cyclophosphamide and methotrexate may be used. Cytotoxic drugs are usually used as cancer treatment, but are also useful in this case, because these drugs are killed by fast dividing cells, a category that includes both cancer cells and immune cells.
people who develop permanent hearing loss in both ears may be candidates for cochlear implantation. The cochlear implant is an electronic device that is surgically implanted in the inner ear. Implants work by stimulating auditory nerves in the inner ear to create a sound.