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Vertigo is a type of dizziness where you or your surroundings feel as if they are spinning, and it is distinguished from staggering or feeling as if you might faint. To narrow down the cause, head movement, duration, hearing changes, and neurological symptoms must be checked together.

Imbalance is a feeling of staggering and difficulty maintaining balance while standing or walking.

Presyncope is a state where vision darkens, strength is lost, or cold sweats occur, as if just before losing consciousness.

Nystagmus is a phenomenon where the eyes move repeatedly involuntarily; the direction and triggering posture are examined to distinguish the cause of dizziness.

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is a common vestibular disorder characterized by short episodes of rotational dizziness and distinctive nystagmus that occur when the head position changes.

Meniere's disease is an inner ear disorder characterized by recurrent vertigo attacks accompanied by fluctuating hearing loss, tinnitus, and a feeling of fullness in the ear.

Vestibular migraine is a condition where characteristics of migraine and recurrent vestibular symptoms appear together; headaches may not be present during an attack.

Vestibular neuritis is a disorder where the function of the vestibular nerve that transmits the sense of balance on one side suddenly drops, causing severe rotational dizziness and nausea.

Tinnitus is a symptom where you perceive sounds in your ears or head even when there is no external sound.

Aural fullness is a symptom where the ears feel stuffed, as if they are blocked or filled with pressure.

Pulsatile tinnitus is a type of tinnitus where you hear thumping or whooshing sounds in sync with your heartbeat. Unlike general continuous tinnitus, a medical evaluation to identify the cause may be necessary.

Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a condition where hearing drops suddenly within a short period; it may be perceived only as ear stuffiness or tinnitus, so a prompt otolaryngology evaluation is required.

The autonomic nervous system is the system that regulates bodily functions that are not consciously controlled, such as heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, and digestion.

Residual dizziness refers to a state where the short, intense spinning sensation has decreased after a canalith repositioning procedure, but a floating or staggering feeling remains. If the spinning sensation returns in the same position, a re-evaluation for BPPV is prioritized; if discomfort with movement or screens remains without spinning, vestibular rehabilitation is considered. Baekrokdam medical evaluations do not replace vestibular rehabilitation, but instead examine whether nausea, neck tension, or poor sleep are hindering recovery to determine the scope of acupuncture and herbal medicine treatment.

Migraine aura refers to symptoms such as flashing lights or zigzag patterns in the vision, or temporary changes in sensation or speech, occurring before or during a headache. This does not occur in all migraines.

Light sensitivity is a symptom where light feels excessively bright or uncomfortable compared to usual, leading one to seek dark places. This commonly occurs alongside migraines and vestibular migraines.

Medication overuse headache refers to a state where a person with a pre-existing headache disorder uses acute headache medication frequently, causing the headaches to become more frequent or occur almost every day.

Facial synkinesis is a condition where facial movements other than the intended ones occur simultaneously during the recovery process of facial nerve palsy, such as the eyes closing when moving the mouth.

Pattern identification (Byeonjeung) is a Korean medicine diagnostic process that determines the direction of herbal medicine prescriptions by examining the sequence of symptoms along with sleep, digestion, heart rate, body heat, and fatigue, even for the same diagnosis of dizziness, tinnitus, or headache.

A canalith repositioning procedure is a treatment that returns displaced otoconia to their original position by changing the posture of the head and body.

Vestibular rehabilitation is a treatment that helps the sense of balance readapt through exercises moving the eyes, head, and body. It is particularly important when expanding the 'movement ladder' for activities that are actually hindered, such as bed rotation, head turning, walking, screen use, visiting marts, or riding vehicles.

Visually induced dizziness is a pattern where dizziness and imbalance worsen in environments with high visual information, such as supermarket shelves, fast-moving screens, or complex patterns.

Migraine is a neurological disorder that can present with recurring headaches along with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and worsening of symptoms with movement.

Tension headache is a common type of headache often characterized by a feeling of pressure on both sides of the head, as if it is being squeezed by a band.

Facial nerve palsy is a condition where the function of the nerves that move the face is impaired, leading to weakened movement of the forehead, eye, and mouth on one side.

Hemifacial spasm is a condition where twitching that begins around one eye repeatedly pulls the cheek and the area around the mouth.

Eyelid twitching is a symptom where the muscles around the eye move in fine, rapid flutters, and it can worsen with fatigue, lack of sleep, and caffeine.

Brain fog is a common term used to describe a feeling of mental cloudiness and finding it more difficult than usual to concentrate, remember, or find words.

A tremor is a symptom where parts of the body, such as the hands, head, or voice, shake regularly or irregularly against one's will.

Palpitations are symptoms where the heart feels as if it is beating fast, strongly, skipping beats, or beating irregularly.