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If you suffer Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), you may have tried a technique called \u201cEpley maneuver\u201d to move the crystal particles inside your inner ear.<\/p>\nIf you suffer Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), you may have tried a technique called \u201cEpley maneuver\u201d to move the crystal particles inside your inner ear.<\/p>\n
This is a very successful technique when performed by doctors or physical therapists but more difficult as do-it-yourself technique.<\/p>\n
When Dr Carol Foster \u2013 an expert in vertigo \u2013 experienced BPPV herself, she developed her own home technique that ended up being easier and more successful than Epley maneuver.<\/p>\n
She calls it \u201cthe somersault maneuver\u201d<\/p>\n
After successfully treating her vertigo with \u201cthe somersault maneuver\u201d, Dr Carol Foster conducted a study to find out which of the Epley maneuver and her half somersault maneuver worked best as a home treatment for vertigo.<\/p>\n
She published her findings in the journal Audiology and Neurotology Extra.<\/p>\n
She recruited people with vertigo, divided them into two groups, and taught them either the Epley maneuver or the half somersault maneuver. After she observed that they could do it, she sent them home with instructions to continue it for six months.<\/p>\n
She then tested them to see which group’s treatment was the most successful. The best test of vertigo is called nystagmus, which are the rapid involuntary movements of your eyes that occur when you are extremely dizzy.<\/p>\n
After two months self-administered maneuvers under her supervision, the reduction of nystagmus was greater in the Epley maneuver group, but both procedures worked quite well.<\/p>\n
After six months, however, the half somersault maneuver ended up more effective, with more failures in the Epley maneuver group.<\/p>\n
So how should you do the half somersault maneuver?<\/p>\n
Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n 1.\tKneel on the floor and look up at the ceiling.<\/p>\n 2.\tLean forward with your head as if you going to do a somersault. Your head should touch the floor with your chin tucked in so you face your thighs. Hold this position for about 30 seconds.<\/p>\n 3.\tTurn your head 45\u00b0 in the direction of the ear that causes your vertigo and hold it for 30 seconds.<\/p>\n 4.\tWhile holding your head at this 45\u00b0 angle, raise it quickly until it is level with your back while you are on all fours. Hold for 30 seconds.<\/p>\n 5.\tWhile keeping your head at the 45\u00b0 angle, raise it all the way until the top of your head points to the ceiling.<\/p>\n 6.\tThen stand up and turn your head so you are facing forward again.<\/p>\n The trouble with this technique (as well as Epley maneuver) is that it helps only for one type of vertigo and doesn\u2019t work for everyone.<\/p>\n Another problem is that they take a long time to develop permanent results and you\u2019ll probably have to keep on doing them.<\/p>\n