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A new study in the International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery put two vertigo treatments head-to-head:<\/p>\nA new study in the International Journal of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery put two vertigo treatments head-to-head:<\/p>\n
The clear winner was #2, the natural approach.<\/p>\n
Historically, three treatment strategies have been most frequently adopted for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV):<\/p>\n
Epley\u2019s maneuver is a series of head movements designed to move the vertigo-causing debris inside the inner ear to a location where it will no longer cause symptoms.<\/p>\n
Many doctors believe, based on several studies, that combining Epley\u2019s maneuver with drug therapy significantly outperforms drug therapy or Epley\u2019s maneuver on its own.<\/p>\n
The authors of this new study wondered whether that prevailing belief was correct and set out to find out.<\/p>\n
They recruited 102 vertigo patients and divided them into two groups:<\/p>\n
- Group 2 patients underwent a single Epley\u2019s maneuver session supplemented with drug therapy.\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
To maintain a systematic record of the effects, the researchers employed a dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) score chart. The DHI score provides a measure of the dizziness a patient experiences.<\/p>\n
They reviewed the patients at three times: after 24 hours, after one week, and after one month.<\/p>\n
Before any treatment, the average DHI score for Group 1 was 66.71, while that for Group 2 was slightly lower at 64.39. However, the post-treatment scores told a different tale.<\/p>\n
2.\tAfter a week, Group 1\u2019s average score had decreased further to 33.06, whereas Group 2\u2019s average score had decreased only to 44.71.<\/p>\n
3.\tAfter a month, Group 1\u2019s score had decreased to 22.86, whereas Group 2\u2019s score was significantly higher at 38.78.\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
These results show clearly that Epley\u2019s maneuver can be a stand-alone treatment for the dizzy spells caused by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo if it is repeated until the symptoms subside.<\/p>\n
Luckily, this series of head movements is easy to perform at home, especially after a trained professional helps with the initial diagnosis that pinpoints the ear in which the problem occurs.<\/p>\n