Epley’s Manoeuvre – Its Role In Management of BPPV – A Prospective Study.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 3
Abstract
Vertigo is a disorder involving different discipline of medical science . Thus, during management the approach involves different branches of medicine. ENT and Head and Neck Surgery manages vertigo of peripheral vestibular apparatus. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is one of the commom presentation in outdoor clinics of ENT department. A study was conducted to approach cases of vertigo in a systematic pattern. Broadly, vertigo is categorized as central and peripheral. Through a detailed evaluation these cases are differentiated. In this Study, only those cases attending OPD with pathology related to ENT and Head Neck discipline were taken into account.BPPV forms the commonest cause amongst these cases. BPPV is easily diagnosed from history and clinical examination. At times ,doesn't involves extensive investigations. This study involves managing these cases of BPPV by Epley’s manoeuvre and their follow up.Epley’sManoeuvre is simple, cost effective, non invasive and easy to learn.Being easy to diagnose and manage, emphasis is made in this study to highlight the incidence of BPPV cases in ENT OPD and their effective management even in peripheral and remote health establishments.
Authors and Affiliations
Rupam Borgohain, Rohan Dey, Daizy Brahma, Geeta Timungpi
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