Vertigo is a spinning or whirling sensation when you move your head. Your doctor may have moved you in different positions to help your vertigo get better faster. This is called the Epley maneuver.

Understanding the Context

Your doctor also may have asked you to do these exercises at home. Do the exercises as often as your doctor recommends. Modified Epley maneuver for self-treatment of benign p This maneuver should be carried out three times a day. Repeat this daily until you are free from positional vertigo for 24 hours.

Key Insights

What is the Epley Maneuver? This is a series of steps you can do at home to help reposition the canaliths and help dizziness. Sit up on the left side. This maneuver should be carried out three times a day. Repeat this daily until you are free from positional vertigo for 24 hours.

Final Thoughts

Some motion sickness medicines, like meclizine (Antivert) or dimenhydrinate (Dramamine), can ease your dizziness temporarily, but you still need to do maneuvers to get the crystals back in place. Turn your body and head another 90ยฐ to the left and wait for another 30 seconds. This maneuver should be carried out three times a day. Repeat this daily until you are free from personal vertigo for 24 hours. Wait for 10 minutes after the maneuver is performed before going home. Do not get up quickly, and return to regular activity slowly.

*Repeat the maneuver only as indicated by your ENT physician. *Movements do NOT need to be made rapidly but should be made with precision. *Read all instructions prior to beginning. It explains what BPPV is, what the Epley manoeuvre treatment method is and how to perform it safely at home.