Brandt & Daroff Exercises for Positional vertigo

[Wahine]

CC - The B&D exercises can be helpful and lots of therapists do them. However, IMHO the Epley manoeuver is much more effective. The downside is that you need someone to do it to you. A vestibular therapist (PT) or MD can do it. Here's a link, if you click on the diagram on the right it will walk you through the technique.

http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com...bppv/bppv.html

I did not read the website so I don't know if this is in there, but you should know that if someone does the Epley on you you should sleep in a sitting position for about 1 week afterward.

Hope that helps.

[jobob]

I had BPPV a year ago September.

It came on all of a sudden one morning when I got up out of bed. It wasn't due to any sort of head injury, so I had a physical to rule out an ear infection or toher possible causes.

It lasted for about 2 weeks, and then it went away.

It might come back again someday, but at least I won't worry that I have a brain tumor.

[crazycanuck]

Thank you

c

[mimitabby]

bunch of dizzy broads here man.

hope you get better soon CC

[bambu101]

I had series of inner ear infections about 20 years ago, including a nasty bout of dizziness/room spinning whenever tilting my head back, even slightly. It improved, but I still get periodic episodes (once or twice a year), and I do the home version of the Epley exercises, which I found on WebMD.

It woks great, and usually takes one session, or sometimes 2. I do not sleep sitting up afterwards, but might use an extra pillow at night for the next few nights.

Good luck, CC!

[crazycanuck]

Ok, we did the B &D exercise..it didn't do much for me other than make me think i was in some weird sci fi occult film...

We'll do them again tomorrow night & see.

The physio i saw tonight said there's a(only one as well!) vestibular therapist in Perth..on the odd chance this all doesn't work...

C