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What is Epley Maneuvers?

Dr. John Epley developed non-invasive and non-drug procedure to treat dizziness and positional vertigo caused by particles trapped in the "balance tubes" of the inner ear. If vertigo occurs during any of the positions, that position is held until the vertigo subsides.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) 5 2 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Vertigo 1 0

See all 3 patients currently having Epley Maneuvers

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Epley Maneuvers

Always
 1 50%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Epley Maneuvers

Very
 1 50%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Epley Maneuvers

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 23, 2012.