Destruction of right labyrinth causes nystagmus to: (A) Right side, (B) Left side, (C) Rotatory nystagmus, (D) No nystagmus
Answer is B. In sudden vestibular failure, the patient is found to have first degree, second degree and third-degree nystagmus to unaffected side., a so-called paralytic nystagmus (Ref: Diseases of EAR - Harold Rudman, Tony Wright - 6th Edition)