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People with vertigo can get relief by doing maneuvers at home, and for most people it only takes one treatment to stop it, according to a study. The study involved people with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, an inner ear problem that causes a feeling of spinning or whirling when you move your head into certain positions. The vertigo usually lasts less than a minute. It can be mild or severe enough to cause nausea. It affects an estimated 64 people in every 100,000. In general, the maneuvers are performed by a doctor or therapist, but after one week, 95 percent of those who performed the maneuver called the modified Epley's procedure had no more symptoms. A video showing the maneuvers is available on the Neurology journal Web site, www.neurology.org.
Neurology July 13, 2004;63(1):150-2