HOW IS BENIGN PAROXYMAL POSITONAL VERTIGO TREATED?
Motion sickness medications are sometimes helpful in controlling the nausea that is associated with BPPV, but a series of physical exercises have proved a more effective treatment. These exercises, known as the Epley Maneuver (also referred to as “canalith repositioning”), successfully reduces or eliminates symptoms for approximately 90 % of patients. The Epley Maneuver employs gravity to move the otoliths from their current position (where they are causing vertigo symptoms) to another position which is asymptomatic. The Epley Maneuver can be performed during a clinic visit by a specially trained otologist or therapist. All California Ear Institute Otologists have specific training on administering the Epley Maneuver. Once the Epley Maneuver has been completed, the patient must remain still in the clinic for approximately half an hour after the maneuver has been performed. If these treatments are non-effective and the BPPV symptoms continue to exist and be severe, the Otologists may re
