[Treatment Review] Patient feedback on treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo at Son ENT Clinic in Daegu Dowon-dong

 

 

One day, I woke up and the world was spinning.

I'm so dizzy that I can't even get up.

I had an episode of vestibular neuritis before.

Something similar to that, but with a different feeling!!

Ah!! I somehow felt this might be benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

 

So I immediately went to the local ENT clinic.

I went hoping there wouldn't be many people...

As expected, it's always crowded ㅠㅠ

 

 

 

 

It is located on the second floor of the Paris Baguette building in Dowon-dong, Daegu.

Hand, Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic

There is one male doctor.

 

 

 

 

The nurses are kind.

A friendly feeling rather than kindness~

The neighborhood aunt and older sister take good care of me.

 

Received some tests from the doctor.

I received the diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is treated with repositioning maneuvers.

 

 

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What is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

A small stone attached to the vestibular organ.

In other words, the stone in your ear, called an otolith, has fallen out.

They say dizziness occurs.

So, I need to put that kidney stone back in its place.

 

Which ear's otolith has fallen out?

Depending on the location you are in

They say the direction and method of the substitution surgery are different.

 

 

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I am the most commonly appearing

Left back - it is called the left posterior semicircular canal.

It's because a stone has fallen there.

I performed the substitution procedure using the same method and approach as above.

 

This was done by the nurse in the treatment room.

Depending on the situation, a substitution procedure may be performed once and then improve.

There are cases where it needs to be performed multiple times.

 

I have done it quite a few times, but.

The severe dizziness has disappeared, but

I kept feeling a slight dizziness continuously.

 

Hand ENT doctor

We performed the replacement surgery to this extent.

The reason why the dizziness persists continues

It might be a nerve or other symptoms besides benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Just as I was about to say that it was the day I usually go to the university hospital neurology department,

They also told me to try making a referral there.

 

So I asked the university hospital professor, and

The professor's remaining dizziness

They provided a method to eliminate it.

 

 

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You can do it in the same way as above.

This is after properly positioning the stone in the canal through a substitution procedure.

He said it is a method to eliminate the remaining dizziness.

 

These days, I still feel like I do during benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

If you feel a slight dizziness

I am implementing the above method.

 

 

If you have BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo)

Look up self-therapy at home

It should not be performed arbitrarily.

Go to the ENT clinic and find out which side is wrong.

We need to clearly understand and grasp the situation first.

 

And while taking the prescribed medication and following the map

I received treatment through a substitution procedure.

 

It is said that once BPPV occurs, it is easy for it to recur.

It hasn't recurred yet.

I usually take care of my immune system.

We should try to prevent it from happening again.