POSTURAL VERTIGO - QUICK RELIEF FROM THE POSTURAL VERTIGO COMPONENT OF VESTIBULAR DISEASES

Patients who had disorders of the vestibular system with a component o f benign postural vertigo as a symptom were studied, using an examinat ion table suitable for the canalith (otolith) repositioning maneuver, as described by Epply, followed by lack of recumbency for 48 hours. Th e patients regularly had resolution or decreased intensity of symptoms , as did those described by Epply. A repeated positioning maneuver may be needed in some of the patients. The application of a vibrator, as previously described, has not been found to be essential.