Long-term outcome and health-related quality of life in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

A prospective cohort study was designed to evaluate the long-term outcome and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PC-BPPV) treated by the particle repositioning maneuver (PRM) in the outpatient clinic of a general community hospital. Fifty individuals with PC-BPPV were included, and 45 (90%) completed the study. The diagnosis was based on the history of short episodes of vertigo and a positional nystagmus during the Dix-Hallpike test (DHT).

Impact of treatment on health-related quality of life in patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Objective: To determine the impact of the particle repositioning maneuver on posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo-related quality of life using the Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory Short Form.

Study Design: Prospective, consecutive new cases of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Setting: Ambulatory, primary referral hospital.

Position in bed is associated with left or right location in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal.

Purpose: To determine if position during bedrest is related to the canal affected in posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

Materials And Methods: Fifty-five individuals with posterior canal BPPV were investigated. Diagnosis was established if a consistent clinical history was found with vertigo and induced positional nystagmus elicited on the Dix-Hallpike test (DHT).