Instructions for Brandt Daroff Exercises – Information Leaflet
Your doctor has diagnosed your dizziness as being caused by
‘Benign Positional Vertigo’.
This can be treated with the Brandt Daroff Exercises. These help
reposition the calcium crystals within the balance mechanism in
your ear – and so usually improve your symptoms over the
following couple of weeks.
The exercises will take you about 20 minutes each time you do
them. Below is a set of instructions explaining how they’re done.
They should be performed 3 times per day for about a week or
until you’ve been clear of vertigo for 3 days.
Instructions for Brandt Daroff Exercises
1. Sit on the edge of your bed or settee.
2. Lie down on the side that causes your dizziness to increase and
look towards the ceiling. Stay in this position for 2 minutes.
3. Sit upright and then wait for 30 seconds.
4. Move rapidly to the opposite side for 2 minutes.
This completes the first cycle of the exercise.
5. Repeat these 4 steps 5 more times.
6. Do the exercises 3 times a day for about one week or until you
have been clear of dizziness for 3 days.