Thanks for that, Chuck. One or two of my students seem to have
suffered from this or something related. I'll point them this way.
Chris
On 29 May 2009, at 17:15, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> Sorry to hear that, John. It can be very debilitating. My son
> suffered
> from vertigo for two years after his helicopter crash until his chance
> meeting with a naval flight surgeon who had a through understanding of
> BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo) and the "Epley maneuver".
> Naval flight surgeons receive training in this and, much to my
> surprise,
> many other doctors seem to know nothing about it.
>
> There are certainly other causes of vertigo other than BPPV but if
> it is
> BPPV be prepared to fend for yourself. You may have to educate the
> doctor. The Epley manuever usually resolves BPPV with a single
> treatment. My son required a re-do for some reason but he was 98%
> cured
> after his second treatment. It takes only a few minutes. What a
> relief
> after two years of incredibly expensive, time consuming (and
> ineffective) treatment. You can even do it yourself as there is a
> self-administered form of the Epley maneuver.
>
> Read about BPPV here
> <http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/bppv/bppv.html>
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