BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO - THE CANALITH REPOSITIONING PROCEDURE

As much as 20 percent of patients presenting with dizziness may have b enign paroxysmal positional vertigo. This condition, which may be caus ed by otoliths lodged in the semicircular canals of the ear, tends to be persistent or recurrent. Traditionally, it has been treated symptom atically with medication. The canalith repositioning procedure, a seri es of defined head positions, is designed to shift the location of the otoliths to afford relief from the nausea, vomiting and dizziness oft en experienced by patients with this disorder.