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Hi Robin

..."she couldn't seem to shake those ear rocks back to the right place."....

Wonder how she determined that...depending on the type of BPPV u have---aka---where the ear rocks have lodged vis-a-vis the canals, i.e., which one---or the utricle(which is more a gravity issue)---it is rarely possible to tell if the procedure worked---and even when/if it does---in 99.xx% of those cases---it is the person---not the PT or Doc---us says---"its gone"---since they feel great---also known as "spontaneous" recovery---the Epley and Semont Maneuvers---work in about 80% of the cases---so they say...

---At the Northwestern Univ web site---located in the "sticky" Information Archives" post at the top of this board...is the results of:

.."BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO---February 12, 2005

Controlled Treatment Trials

More than 394 patients have been reported in blinded studies comparing the Epley or Semont maneuver to either placebo or medical treatment. The results are clearly in favor of these maneuvers. The median response in treated patients was 81%, compared to 37.% in placebo or untreated subjects. The few instances where the Epley or Semont results were not compelling (e.g. Blakely et al, 1994), may have been instances where technique was not perfected............."..........

U can see the entire results at:

http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/bppv/bppv%20trials.htm



When the Epley or Semont maneuver don't work---as determined over time---and after a couple of tries-----most Doc's will then use the Brandt-Daroff exercises.

Went back and read ur first post---think it was in a different HealthBoard thread...u said---u have all the symptoms of BPPV except the vertigo is not short lived....and that u have dealt with vertigo off and on for 3-5 yrs...did I get that right??

Did u mean the vertigo was not short lived---like in minutes after u stopped moving

----or that the vertigo stopped but u felt dizzy/weird---for a long length of time after experiencing the vertigo??