ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the effect of clinical Western medicine and integrative traditional Chinese and Western medicine on vertigo. Methods: One hundred and twenty outpatients and inpatients suffered vertigo participated in the trial. Randomly, 60 cases were distributed into test group, and the other 60 cases were selected into control group. The patients in control group were given Alprostadil, Vinpocetine, Flunarizine, and Betahistine. The patients in test group, based on dialectical type, took Chinese herb decoction individually. Results: Visual analog scale (VAS) and dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) score results in the test group were significantly lower than those in the control group. The total effective rate of the test group was 93.33%. In the control group, the total effective rate of Western medicine was 81.67%. There was a significant statistical difference (P < 0.05) between the two groups. Conclusion: The therapy by integrative traditional Chinese and Western medicine could significantly improve the efficacy in vertigo treatment.