title: Self-treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal.
abstract: The authors compared the efficacy of the Epley procedure with and without self-treatment in 80 patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal. The self-treatment group (88%) had better results than the Epley-alone group (69%) based on both symptoms and nystagmus (p = 0.048). Complications occurred in 2.6% of the Epley-alone group and in 7.5% of the self-treatment group (p = 0.62).
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan. hitoshi@tc4.so-net.ne.jp
authors.forename: Hitosh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanimoto
authors.forename: Kiyosh
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Doi
authors.forename: Ket
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Katata
authors.forename: Ken-ich
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Nibu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D019416:Head Movements / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010037:Otolithic Membrane / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D012444:Saccule and Utricle / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods*; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*