Abstract
Objective: Compare the efficacy of Epley and Semont maneuvers to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
Method: Retrospective study conducted by analysis of medical records of 139 patients with a diagnostic hypothesis of ductolithiasis of posterior semicircular canal. Patients were treated by maneuvers repeated weekly until the abolition of nystagmus.
Results: It took an average of 1.29 Epley maneuvers and 1.13 Semont maneuvers to eliminate the positional nystagmus (P = .086).
Conclusion: Semont maneuver tended to a lower average number of therapy sessions.
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