Effectiveness of the Epley maneuver versus Cawthorne-cooksey vestibular exercises in the treatment of posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV): A randomized controlled trial

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekin Taçalan ◽  
H. Serap İnal ◽  
M. Nafiz Şentürk ◽  
Erdem Mengi ◽  
İpek Alemdaroğlu-Gürbüz
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Semicircular Canal ◽  
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Posterior Semicircular Canal ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Positional Vertigo ◽  
Epley Maneuver ◽  
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

scholarly journals The efficacy of Epley and Semont maneuvers in posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treatment: A short-term comparative study

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 75-80
Author(s):  
Mustafa Caner Kesimli
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Semicircular Canal ◽  
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽  
Posterior Semicircular Canal ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Positional Vertigo ◽  
Epley Maneuver ◽  
The One ◽  
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to compare the effectiveness of the Epley maneuver with the Semont maneuver in the treatment of posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and observe differences in the resolution time of symptoms in the short-term follow-up. METHODS: Sixty patients with posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (23 males, 37 females; median age: 44.9 years; range, 14 to 80 years) were included in the prospective randomized comparative study conducted in our clinic between April 2019 and October 2019. Diagnosis and treatment maneuvers were performed under videonystagmography examination. Participants were randomly selected after the diagnostic tests for the Epley maneuver and the Semont maneuver treatment groups. RESULTS: In the evaluation of vertigo with videonystagmography, 25 (83.3%) patients in the Epley maneuver group and 20 (66.6%) patients in the Semont maneuver group recovered in the one-week follow-up, and 28 (93.3%) patients in the Epley maneuver group and 24 (80%) patients in the Semont maneuver group recovered in the two-week follow-up. All patients in the Epley maneuver group recovered at the end of one month; four patients in the Semont maneuver group still had vertiginous symptoms (100% vs. 86.6%, p=0.04). There was a statistically significant difference between the Epley and Semont groups regarding visual analog scores at the one-week, two-week, and one-month follow-ups (p=0.002, p<0.001, p=0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: The Epley maneuver was significantly more effective than the Semont maneuver in resolving vertigo in the short-term treatment of posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

scholarly journals Efficacy of Epley maneuver in treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 669-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Snezana Babac ◽  
Nenad Arsovic
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Semicircular Canal ◽  
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽  
Spontaneous Nystagmus ◽  
Posterior Semicircular Canal ◽  
Duration Of Symptoms ◽  
Positional Vertigo ◽  
Epley Maneuver ◽  
Repositioning Maneuver ◽  
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Background/Aim. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is one of the most frequent peripheral vestibular system disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of the Epley maneuver in treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal (p- BPPV) and to discover possible causes of failure. Methods. This prospective study included 75 patients. In all the cases medical history showed and the positioning Dix-Hallpike test confirmed the diagnosis of p-BPPV. We also performed clinical ENT examination, searching for spontaneous nystagmus, vestibulospinal tests, caloric test, and audiometry. All the patients were treated by the modified Epley canalith repositioning maneuver. The patients were followed up at the intervals of seven and, fourteen days, and one, tree, and six months and one year. The maneuver was repeated if vertigo and nystagmus on control positioning test persisted. The transition from positive into negative Dix Hallpike test after one or two Epley maneuver was considered as success in treatment. Results. After the initial Epley maneuver the recovery rate was 90.7%, and after the second 96%. In three (4%) patients with secondary p-BPPV, symptoms did not cease even after the second repositioning maneuver. The etiology of p-BPPV had a significant effect on the maneuver?s success rate (p < 0.01), whereas duration of symptoms, age and gender had no effect (p > 0.05). After a successful treatment 11 (14.66%) patients had recurrent attack of BPPV during the first year. Conclusion. The Epley maneuver is very successful repositioning procedure in treating p- BPPV. The patients with idiopathic form p-BPPV showed higher success rate with Epley maneuver than those with secondary p-BPPV.

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