Diagnosis of Labyrinthitis

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Many medical conditions can cause dizziness and vertigo, so you will need to have tests to determine whether you have labyrinthitis. The tests may include:

a physical examination, where your GP may try to reproduce any feelings of dizziness or vertigo by quickly turning your head or changing your body position,
hearing tests, and
special eye tests to check for nystagmus (uncontrollable flickering of your eyes).

In some cases your GP may ask you to have an MRI scan (magnetic resonance imaging scan) or a CT scan (computed tomography scan) to rule out other rare but possible causes of your symptoms, such as a tumour or haemorrhage (internal bleeding).