A New Treatment Strategy of Ageotrophic Horizontal Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.
- Author:
Gyu Cheol HAN
1
;
Hyung Gyu JEON
;
Jin Myung HUH
Author Information
1. Gachon Medical College, Gil Medical Center, Dept. of Otolaryngology, Incheon Korea. han@ghil.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cupulolithiasis;
Horizontal canal;
BPPV;
Rehabilitation
- MeSH:
Head;
Nystagmus, Physiologic;
Rehabilitation;
Vertigo*
- From:Journal of the Korean Balance Society
2002;1(1):113-117
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES : Ageotrophic nystagmus in the horizontal canal BPPV has been explained as a result of cupulolithiasis theory, and has been reported to have the less therapeutic response to conservative rehabilitations than the other type BPPV . Though methods to detach the debris with vibrator have been introduced, the effect has been questioned and it's not physiologic. MATERIALS AND METHOD : We introduce a new head shaking-forced prolonged position method as a more convenient method, and report typical 2 cases of ageotrophic horizontal canal BPPV managed with it and analyzed results of 25 cases all told. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION : The average number of rehabilitation was less than two, and loss of direction changing positional nystagmus could be observed immediately after rehabilitation.
