Nilson has Labyrinthitis

Really sucks. He's been home and not able to work for two days now.

Labyrinthitis is a balance disorder that usually follows an upper respiratory tract infection (URI). It is, as the name suggests, an inflammatory process affecting the labyrinths that house the vestibular system of the inner ear.

Labrynthitis causes vertigo, disequilibrium, and sometimes nystagmus beating away from the affected ear. Hearing loss is commonly present in the infected ear. Nausea, anxiety and a general ill feeling are common due to the distorted balance signals that the brain receives from the inner ear.