[Three-axis otoconia maneuver treatment in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate three-axis otoconia maneuver (TOM) for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).


METHODS
The data from twenty BPPV patients who received three-axis otoconia maneuver treatment and 20 BPPV patients who received canalith repositioning (CRP) maneuver treatment were analyzed retrospectively.


RESULTS
There were 17 patients received 1 TOM session and 3 patients received 2 TOM sessions while 16 patients received 1 CRP session and 4 patients received 2 CRP sessions. The chi-square (X2) test was used in evaluating the association between two independent samples in a contingency table. Both methods had no statistically significant. The significance level for statistical tests was 5% (alpha = 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Three-axis otoconia maneuver could be effective used in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with the advantage of repeatedly practicable and instrumental.
Shan
Xi-zheng
XZ
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, General Hospital of Chinese People's Armed Police Forces, Beijing 100039, China. sxzent@163.com
Sun
Qing
Q
Long
Shun-bo
SB
Ma
Li-tao
LT
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012665:Semicircular Canals; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult