H81.2: Vestibular neuronitis
Your balance organ is not working properly.
Our balance organ is located inside our ear. In your case, the balance organ has suddenly stopped working properly. The disorder may cause a variety of symptoms. You feel very dizzy. Sometimes one may also feel nauseous or a need to vomit. The disorder causes the eyes to keep moving backwards and forwards, involuntarily. The symptoms usually fade away after a while.
The cause of the disorder is not yet known.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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