Medical Treatment

Depending on the cause of the labyrinthitis symptoms, the doctor likely will try one or more of the following therapies:

• Medical treatment
  
  
  • Meclizine (Antivert)
    
    
  • Diazepam (Valium)
    
    
  • Promethazine (Phenergan)
    
    
  • Dimenhydrinate (Dramamine)
    
    
  • An antibiotic (rarely)
    
    
  • An antihistamine such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl)
  
  
• Therapeutic maneuvers such as the Epley maneuver, if the doctor thinks benign positional vertigo-tiny stones bouncing around in the labyrinth-may be the cause. The Epley maneuver, developed by Dr. John Epley, is a movement of your head to move the stones a certain way to end the dizziness.