BPPV

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

need_help - 03 May 2006 05:15 GMT

Benign Paroxysmal Postional Vertigo is fairly easily treated using a
repositioning technique. I had this condition after a rather difficult
oral (and traumatic) surgery several years ago. It doesn't mean the end
to life as you know it. Sounds like you were not properly treated. I
used the positioning technique myself whenever I had further episodes.
These epdisodes invariably happen when one is laying down or in bed and
then changing positions(like rolling over). If you are having problems
while standing you should see another physician because BPPV doesn't
happen while one is upright. It's been 7 years since the initial
occurence and even now there are brief instances of very momentary
vertigo. It is not the end of the world. One gets use to it and life
goes on. It was a very minor blip in my life considering that I had
cancer four times, 24 orals surgeries and severe arthritis that limits
my mobility. Time to get on with your life and not sweat the small
stuff.

Reply to this Message

Synnamon - 04 May 2006 01:45 GMT

I have suffered 3 bouts of BPPV myself in the past year... and to me it is
anything but easy to deal with. I too have had several different bouts with
different illnesses... but each patient is individual. I still have moments
of vertigo when I stop in my car at lights and sometimes when I am over tired.

I was told by my Neurologist that its not there but I still feel my eyeballs
bouncing when I lay down. I suggest to you that you might want to find a
physical therapist who deals with bppv... and go from there. I also know that
there is a dr. in Oregon I think it is epley but im not sure... who sees
patients from all over the world. I think he was in portland. Sometimes bppv
isnt easily solved. I hope this helps(l)
Synnamon

>Benign Paroxysmal Postional Vertigo is fairly easily treated using a
>repositioning technique. I had this condition after a rather difficult
[quoted text clipped - 11 lines]
>my mobility. Time to get on with your life and not sweat the small
>stuff.

Reply to this Message

need_help - 04 May 2006 15:18 GMT

Re...BPPV Yes, everyone is different. Momentary incidents of vertigo
may even last a lifetime. What I am saying is that it should not go
untreated for so long that it causes one to quit their job or lose a
spouse. There is a surgery available for those that are not helped by
traditional Epley, Semont or Brandt-Daroff maneuvers. One should not
throw in the towel and give up. Go to a large university hospital and
make an appointment with someone in their otology or otolaryngology
department. The surgical procedure for BPPV symptoms that do not
respond to repositioning is posterior canal plugging (can be
laser-assisted). There are other surgical procedures (on the vestibular
nerve itself) that some very skilled surgeons can perform but this
surgery has been deemed inadvisable by many professionals because it's
like killing the dog to get the flea.

Joel....I liked what the one person said about putting the impression
material itself right into the mouth rather than using a plastic device
to hold it. What do you think about it?

Reply to this Message

Joel344 - 04 May 2006 03:09 GMT

You bet your BPPY it is .. I agree.

Signature

Joel344

Reply to this Message