Abstract
Objective: The treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a repositioning maneuver in order to remove otolithic debris. We use a new device (the DizzyFIX) to assist in the performance of the modified Epley maneuver (MEM). The purpose of this study is to find out the effect of the dizzyFIXR in the treatment of BPPV.
Method: Sixty cases of posterior semicircular canal BPPV were studied. All patients were treated by MEM. They were divided into 2 groups. The first group (group A, 30 patients) was only MEM group. The second group (group B, 30 patients) was instructed to use the dizzyFIXR in MEM.
Results: In group A and B, dizziness handicap inventory(DHI) scores were found in pre- and post-MEM. (The DHI scores pre- and post-MEM in group A were 40.12 ± 6.58 and 19.42 ± 3.29, p in group A were 6.5 ± 0.5 and 3.4 ± 0.4, and in group B were 6.7 ± 0.4 and 2.2 ± 0.3, P < .05) was noted.
Conclusion: From the analysis of this study, the use of this new device to assist in the performance of MEM for the treatment of posterior BPPV may be effective to relieve anxiety related to unsteadiness in BPPV patients and to increase satisfaction of MEM in BPPV patients.
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