title: Efficacy of a new home treatment device for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To prospectively test the efficacy of a device for the home treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
  
  
  METHODS
  Multicenter prospective cohort study.
  
  
  METHODS
  Community and tertiary care clinic offices and patient homes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty patients with active BPPV.
  
  
  METHODS
  Training on and treatment with a home treatment device (The DizzyFIX) as their primary therapy technique.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Dix-Hallpike maneuver at 1 week after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Patients using the home treatment device had no evidence of nystagmus in posttreatment Dix-Hallpike maneuvers at 1 week in 88% of cases (n = 40). This rate was comparable to standard treatment. There were no significant complications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of this device enables patients with an established diagnosis of posterior canal BPPV to safely conduct an effective particle repositioning maneuver and achieve success rates similar to those found with the standard Epley maneuver.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. mabromwich@gmail.com
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bromwich
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.forename: Sydney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sukerman
authors.forename: Lorne
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Parnes
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D005260:Female; D006701:Home Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011187:Posture; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000534:rehabilitation*