Effectiveness of Epley’s Manoeuvre in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo- A Prospective Study
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2018, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of vertigo. The patient complains of brief but severe episodes of rotatory vertigo lasting less than a minute upon sudden changes in head position. Aim of the study is to find the effectiveness of Epley’s manoeuvre in BPPV. Materials and Methods: The prospective study presented here includes analysis of 63 cases of positional vertigo in a tertiary teaching hospital over a period of 2years.The cases were analysed using simple clinical methods except in a few cases where we needed investigations to detect rare pathologies. A control group was not included in this study as we thought it to be unethical not to provide a treatment measure with such a great success rate in literature. Results: Results obtained were tabulated and analysed. After 2 weeks, we got 93.7% success rate. On repeating the manoeuvre in recurrent cases success rate came up to 100% . Conclusion: Epley’s manouevre can be used very effectively to treat BPPV This was so simple and effective that we got nearly 100% success rate after 6 months as we repeated the manouevre in recurrent cases.
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Dr Yamuna R
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