Vertigo is a symptom, not one diagnosis. Treatment depends on whether the cause is positional, inner-ear, migraine-related, medicine-related, neurological or another condition.
How assessment is planned
A clinician may ask about timing, triggers, hearing symptoms, headache, medicines and falls; examine the ears, eyes, balance and nervous system; and select hearing, positional, vestibular or other tests only when they can change management.
Care depends on the cause
Typical BPPV is treated with a canal- and side-specific repositioning manoeuvre after positional assessment. Other causes may need hearing care, migraine or medical review, vestibular rehabilitation, medicine review or referral. Do not assume every dizzy spell is BPPV.
Follow-up and realistic expectations
Use support when unsteady, avoid driving or hazardous work while attacks make control unsafe, and return for reassessment if symptoms persist, change or recur.
Doctor-reviewed patient information: This page is educational, does not diagnose an individual and does not guarantee a result. Treatment and referral decisions follow an in-person clinical assessment.