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Impact of Postmaneuver Sleep Position on Recurrence of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

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  • Shufeng Li
  • Liang Tian
  • Zhao Han
  • Jing Wang

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Background: The necessity of postural restriction to patients suffering from benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is controversial. Objective: To investigate the impact of the sleep position after the repositioning maneuver on BPPV recurrence. Methods: 150 unilateral BPPV patients who were treated by repositioning maneuver were distributed into two groups. The patients in group A were instructed to sleep in a semi-sitting position at an angle of approximately 30 degrees and refrain from sleeping on their BPPV affected side for one week. The patients in group B were told to sleep in any preferred position. The comparison of recurrence rates according to different actual sleep positions in one week and one month was performed. Results: There was a statistically significant correlation between the sleeping side and the side affected by BPPV. Without instructions on postural restriction, most patients (82.9%, 73/88) avoided sleeping on their affected side. The patients sleeping on their affected side had a higher recurrence rate (35.3%) than ones sleeping in other positions in the first week after the repositioning maneuver (p

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  • Shufeng Li & Liang Tian & Zhao Han & Jing Wang, 2013. "Impact of Postmaneuver Sleep Position on Recurrence of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(12), pages 1-5, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0083566
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0083566
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