Self-Treatment of Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Preliminary Study

Frontiers in Medicine

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Zhuangqin Gan¹  Junliang Han²  Shiling Zhou¹  Hui Yang¹  Feng He²  Dong Wei²  Ya Bai²  Yuanyuan Wang²  Yingxia Wang¹  Wei Fu³ 

[1] Department of Neurology, Qionghai People's Hospital;Department of Neurology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University;Department of Geriatrics, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University

关键词: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo;    Epley maneuver;    modified;    residual symptoms;    self-treatment;    semicircular canal;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2021.654637

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate a modified Epley maneuver for self-treatment of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PC-BPPV). Methods: The study recruited 155 patients with PC-BPPV. All patients were randomized into the Epley maneuver group ( n = 77) and modified Epley maneuver group ( n = 78). We analyzed the resolution rate (1 day and 1 week), residual symptoms after the maneuver, and adverse effects. Results: It was found that the modified Epley maneuver group had a higher resolution rate than that of the Epley maneuver group in the treatment of PC-BPPV after 1 day of the initial maneuver ( p 0.05). The modified Epley maneuver group had fewer residual symptoms than that of the Epley maneuver group 1 week after treatment of PC-BPPV ( p 0.05). Conclusions: The modified Epley maneuver has a satisfactory therapeutic efficacy with less residual symptoms and could be recommended as a self-treatment for patients with PC-BPPV.

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