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OBJECTIVE To study the short term outcome of modified Semont maneuver for posterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (PSC-BPPV).METHODS A total of 93 patients with PSC-BPPV were diagnosed using the methods of Dix-Hallpike test and Roll test from Oct. 2015 to April 2016. All the patients were treated with the modified Semont maneuver. The 3 and 7 day outcome were recorded. RESULTS During the treatment, some patients had different degrees of vertigo and nausea, but all the patients completed the treatment successfully. The number of cured, improved and ineffective patients were 72, 16 and 5 respectively with a cure rate of 77.4% and total effective rate of 94.6% at 3 days follow up, and 84, 5 and 4 respectively with a cure rate of 90.3% and total effective rate of 95.7% at 7 days follow up.CONCLUSION Modified Semont maneuver is an effective method for management of posterior semicircular canal BPPV.
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Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of the canalith repositioning maneuver to benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Methods Epley maneuver, Barbecue rotation and Semont maneuver were applied to twelve cases of BPPV. Results Positional vertigo in all subjects disappeared completely 48 hours later by treatment with manipulative reduction, and no obvious adverse reaction was found. There was no recurrence during a follow up from 3 to 11 months.Conclusion The canalith repositioning maneuver is effective, simple and safe for the patients with BPPV and may be recommended as the first-selected treatment modality.