In this video, we show you how to treat H-BPPV at home. The Gufoni maneuver has been used for many years to treat this condition, and it is the maneuver I used on most patients for this form of BPPV. H-BPPV is harder to treat because it is very nauseating, so you may need help from a professional if you can’t tolerate the maneuver. ENT physicians, nurse practitioners, physical therapists and audiologists may be able to help you.
Horizontal canal BPPV
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We’ve talked about BPPV in the videos and prior postings. The semicircular canals are the ring-shaped sensors for spinning, and there are three in each ear, so this system is fully 3D. You can sense spinning in any direction thanks to this set-up. Most BPPV affects a vertical sensor, the posterior semicircular canal. However, rarely you can get BPPV in another of these rings, the horizontal canal. This ring is set nearly level or horizontal in your head, and controls responses to side to side head movements. It’s also stronger and more used than the other canals, so it causes a more intense spinning when it is involved.
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At the very end of yoga class you lie in this posture |shavasana – aka “corpse’s pose” – for 5 to 10 minutes. I got extreme vertigo that didn’t fully resolve until 2 trips to a vestibular physical therapist… The other day I spoke with a colleague and she told me she had BPPV and started to explain it to me when I stopped her. She then told me that it had gone away after treatment, but returned…after shavasana. Why does this happen?
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