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Otolaryngology, ENT & Sinus News Provided by the California Sinus CentersEfficacy of a New Home Treatment Device for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo [Original Article]July 1, 2010, 12:00 pm by Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck SurgeryObjective To prospectively test the efficacy of a device for the home treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Design Multicenter prospective cohort study. Setting Community and tertiary care clinic offices and patient homes. Patients Forty patients with active BPPV. Interventions Training on and treatment with a home treatment device (The DizzyFIX) as their primary therapy technique. Main Outcome Measure The Dix-Hallpike maneuver at 1 week after treatment. Results Patients using the home treatment device had no evidence of nystagmus in posttreatment Dix-Hallpike maneuvers at 1 week in 88% of cases (n = 40). This rate was comparable to standard treatment. There were no significant complications. Conclusion The use of this device enables patients with an established diagnosis of posterior canal BPPV to safely conduct an effective particle repositioning maneuver and achieve success rates similar to those found with the standard Epley maneuver.
More from Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery Long-term Health-Related Quality of Life in Survivors of Head and Neck Cancer [Original Article] Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery: January 16, 2012, 12:00 pm Objective To examine health-related quality of life (HRQOL) reported by 5-year head and neck cancer survivors and factors that predicted these long-term scores. Design Prospective, observational outcomes study. Setting Tertiary care institution. Patients A total Sequential Bilateral Cochlear Implantation in Children: Quality of Life [Original Article] Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery: January 16, 2012, 12:00 pm Objective To assess the effect of sequential bilateral cochlear implantation in children on their quality of life (QoL). Design Prospective cohort-control study. Setting Tertiary academic referral center. Patients Thirty children with prelingual deafness underwent sequential Disinfection of Flexible Fiberoptic Laryngoscopes After In Vitro Contamination With Staphylococcus aureus and Candida albicans [Original Article] Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery: January 16, 2012, 12:00 pm Objective To determine the efficacy of various cleaning and disinfective methods in reducing bacterial and fungal load on flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopes (FFLs). Design In vitro model. Subjects Flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopes contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus Winter scene, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania [About the Cover] Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery: January 1, 2012, 12:00 pm About This Journal [About This Journal] Archives of Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery: January 1, 2012, 12:00 pm
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