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The Epley maneuver or repositioning maneuver is a maneuver used by medical professionals to treat one common cause of vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) [1] [needs update] of the posterior or anterior canals of the ear. [2]
The device is filled with fluid and a particle representing the otoconia (loose hard particles) associated with BPPV. The device works like a visual set of instructions and guides the user through the treatment maneuver for BPPV. This maneuver is called the particle repositioning maneuver or Epley maneuver.
A number of maneuvers have been found to be effective including Canalith Repositioning Procedures (CRP) such as the Epley maneuver, the Half Somersault Maneuver (HSM), the Semont maneuver, and to a lesser degree the non-CRP Brandt–Daroff exercises. [5] [28] Both the Epley and the Semont maneuvers are equally effective.
When performing the Dix–Hallpike test, patients are lowered quickly to a supine position (lying horizontally with the face and torso facing up) with the neck extended 30 degrees below horizontal by the clinician performing the maneuver. [3] The Dix–Hallpike and the side-lying testing position have yielded similar results.
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As I read this, the former means turn your head 90 degrees towards the other side, i.e. leaving it still 45 degrees away from the vertical but on the other side to what it was. But the latter can only leave your head nose down if it was turned 135 degrees towards the other side, i.e. horizontally (90 degrees away from the vertical) on the other ...