Short term outcome of modified Semont maneuver for posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

VernacularTitle:改良Semont方法治疗后半规管良性阵发性位置性眩晕的短期疗效研究
Author: Jinrang LI ; Shizhen ZOU ; Shiyu TIAN ; Congzhe TIAN
Keywords: Semicircular Canals; Vertigo; benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Semont maneuver; modified
From: Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2017;24(5):239-241
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To study the short term outcome of modified Semont maneuver for posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PSC-BPPV).METHODS A total of 93 patients with PSC-BPPV were diagnosed using the methods of Dix-Hallpike test and Roll test from Oct. 2015 to April 2016. All the patients were treated with the modified Semont maneuver. The 3 and 7 day outcome were recorded. RESULTS During the treatment, some patients had different degrees of vertigo and nausea, but all the patients completed the treatment successfully. The number of cured, improved and ineffective patients were 72, 16 and 5 respectively with a cure rate of 77.4% and total effective rate of 94.6% at 3 days follow up, and 84, 5 and 4 respectively with a cure rate of 90.3% and total effective rate of 95.7% at 7 days follow up.CONCLUSION Modified Semont maneuver is an effective method for management of posterior semicircular canal BPPV.