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By Mayo Clinic staffThe canalith repositioning procedure can help relieve benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), a condition in which you have brief, but intense, episodes of dizziness that occur when you move your head. Vertigo usually comes from a problem with the part of the inner ear responsible for balance (vestibular labyrinth). BPPV occurs when tiny particles called otoconia in one part of your inner ear break loose and fall into the canals of your inner ear.
The canalith repositioning procedure can move the otoconia to a part of your ear where they won't cause dizziness. Performed in your doctor's office and at home, the canalith repositioning procedure consists of several simple head maneuvers. The canalith repositioning procedure is quite effective, with an approximate cure rate of 80 percent.
- Canalith repositioning procedure — for treatment of BPPV. Vestibular Disorders Association. http://vestibular.org/vestibular-disorders/treatment/canalith-repositioning.php?searchresult=1&sstring=canalith+repositioning. Accessed April 19, 2010.
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- Clinical practice guideline: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. American Academy of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. http://www.entnet.org/Practice/loader.cfm?csModule=security%2fgetfile&pageid=33697. Accessed April 20, 2010.
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- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (Benign postural or positional vertigo). The Merck Manuals: The Merck Manual for Healthcare Professionals. http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec08/ch086/ch086c.html#CIHHFCEC. Accessed April 22, 2010.
- Shepard NT (expert opinion). Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. May 3, 2010.
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