BPPV: management
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
BPPV: management. Antihistamine drugs: to reduce nausea and vomiting, Other drugs: to help with motion sickness. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Vestibular suppressants: in selected cases
- Benzodiazepines: to reduce the subjective sensation of spinning
- Antihistamine drugs: to reduce nausea and vomiting
- Other drugs: to help with motion sickness
Surgery: for persistent BPPV
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Other management measures
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Interventions to avoid in clinically definite BPPV
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References
- Bhattacharyya N, Gubbels SP, Schwartz SR, et al. Clinical practice guideline: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (update). Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2017; 156(3_suppl):S1-S47.
- Nguyen-Huynh AT. Evidence-based practice: management of vertigo. Otolaryngol Clin North Am 2012; 45:925-940.
- Seemungal BM, Bronstein AM. A practical approach to acute vertigo. Pract Neurol 2008; 8:211-221.
