Determine if the treatment is having the desired effect of preserving hearing, reducing inflammatory disorders causing pain, and/or controlling dizziness causing loss of balance. Determine if the treatment has any effects and/or side effects that interfere with safe driving (e.g., drug, food, and/or alcohol interactions, excessive drowsiness, or allergic reaction).

Categories include:

Classifications of agents used to treat acute vertigo include:

• Antihistaminic antiemetics.
• Benzodiazepines.
• Anticholinergics.
• Sympathomimetics.

Infection and inflammation can be of the external auditory canal (EAC) and/or the middle ear. Classifications of topical drops used to treat EAC include:

• Antibiotics.
• Steroids.
• Antibiotic-steroid combinations.

Classification of oral drugs used to treat infections and inflammation of the middle ear (otitis media) include:

• Antibiotics.
• Steroids.