Collar Fixation as a Management Tool for Posterior Canal BPPV: Is it of Value
Received Date: Oct 31, 2017 / Accepted Date: Nov 06, 2018 / Published Date: Nov 13, 2018
Abstract
Objective: To determine the necessity of use the collar after canalith repositioning maneuver on success rate of management of posterior canal BPPV.
Methodology: 60 patients with posterior canal BPPV were included in this study. They were divided into two groups. Group I: Managed by Epply Maneuver and received post-maneuver instructions and the neck were fixed by collar for 4 days. Group II: The same management as group I but without collar fixation.
Results: there was a statistically significant difference in the outcome between the two groups with decrease the chance of recurrence in group I with the serial follow-up. Conclusion: The use of collar fixation after canalith repositioning maneuver is necessary to improve outcome and decrease the chance of recurrence on posterior canal BPPV patients.
Keywords: BPPV; Vertigo; Canalith repositioning; Collar fixation
Citation: Mawgoud SMA (2017) Collar Fixation as a Management Tool for Posterior Canal BPPV: Is it of Value. Otolaryngol (Sunnyvale) 7: 329. Doi: 10.4172/2161-119X.1000329
Copyright: © 2017 Mawgoud SMA. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricteduse, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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