{"id":979,"date":"2017-06-30T16:16:33","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T22:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/blog\/?p=190"},"modified":"2023-11-15T09:49:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T16:49:41","slug":"relief-from-vertigo-using-epleys-maneuver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/relief-from-vertigo-using-epleys-maneuver\/","title":{"rendered":"Relief from Vertigo using Epley\u2019s Maneuver"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If your world is spinning like a tilt-o-whirl, you may have a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). People who have BPPV become intensely dizzy seemingly out of the blue — even glancing up or rolling over in bed can cause extreme vertigo and even nausea. But it\u2019s possible for some people to find relief from BPPV using a series of rather of bizarre-looking movements called Epley\u2019s maneuver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To understand why it works, first you need to know why BPPV happens. In one part of your inner ear, tiny crystals of calcium carbonate develop over time. They aren\u2019t a problem if they stay put \u2013 but if these crystals dislodge and float to another part of the ear, then you\u2019ve got trouble. Even small head movements can cause the loose crystals to trigger inner-ear sensors. It\u2019s like a monkey trying to dial a phone \u2026 all sorts of confusing messages are sent to the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What causes the crystals to dislodge in the first place? Researchers don\u2019t know for sure. But if BPPV can be diagnosed, a doctor can lead you through an exercise to move the crystals into another part of the ear chamber where they\u2019ll be out of the way and eventually absorbed by the body \u2026 a little like those water-filled puzzles that you tip in order to  move the rings onto a stick. The most successful of these is called Epley\u2019s maneuver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s a fairly simple exercise that involves tilting your head and leaning in various directions. The maneuver is even easy enough to try at home\u2014as long as you know how to properly do it. Many people who recognize the onset of BPPV use videos for instruction. One of the most popular is produced by the American Academy of Neurology<\/a>. But first you have to identify which ear is causing the vertigo (If you get dizzy every time you roll left in bed, then your left ear is the likely culprit). Once you know which ear has the problem floaties, look to that side when you begin the maneuver. You may also need to stabilize your neck after you try it — avoid any extreme movement of the neck for 48 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are other ways to address the problem. Some people prefer getting from their doctor an anti-vertigo medication that suppresses symptoms. And BPPV cam go away eventually by itself, but it could take weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Epley\u2019s maneuver doesn\u2019t help, it\u2019s possible that you didn\u2019t do it right, or that the crystals are in a part of your ear canal that requires another simple maneuver (called the Log Roll). But it\u2019s best to leave it to the experts. The advantage of talking to our doctors is that you can confirm you\u2019re treating the correct side and the correct canal. They can pinpoint where the calcium crystals are and how to move them along.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

If your world is spinning like a tilt-o-whirl, you may have a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). People who have BPPV become intensely dizzy seemingly out of the blue — even glancing up or rolling over in bed can cause extreme vertigo and even nausea. But it\u2019s possible for some people to find…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-979","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hearing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=979"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2603,"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/979\/revisions\/2603"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=979"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=979"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/southvalleyent.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=979"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}