Understanding Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

6. Treatment: Epley maneuver

The Epley maneuver is a common treatment for BPPV. This exercise is meant to address the cause of vertigo directly by using physical therapy to move the calcium crystals or ear rocks out of the semicircular canals. The doctor can carry out this procedure, or the patient can do it at home, and it usually takes about 15 minutes. Some people require several repetitions of the process, but once the crystals have left the semicircular canals, they should be reabsorbed by the body in a few weeks, alleviating the cause of vertigo.

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