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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, is the medical term for dizziness caused by loose crystals in the inner ear. It affects more than eight million people in the United States alone.
Mar 21, 2017 Carol Foster, MD Vertigo Treatment Oct 11. Vertigo Treatment with Simple Exercises. It is a disabling disorder resulting in repeated violent attacks of dizziness, ringing in the ear and hearing loss that can last for hours and can ultimately cause permanent deafness in the affected ear. Vertigo treatment at home - CU Anschutz Today. Carol Foster, MD had Meniere. In her late 3. 0s, she had surgery to cut the nerve to the ear that was triggering the disease. Her bouts of vertigo stopped immediately. Her first thought was that she could not miss work. The symptoms of BPPV can be relieved by maneuvers that relocate the particles.
Carol A. Foster, an Associate Professor of Otolaryngology at the University of Colorado, School of Medicine, developed a maneuver that allows sufferers to treat their own symptoms.
Her YouTube video demonstrating the Half Somersault maneuver has been viewed over five million times.
Written in a friendly and approachable tone, Overcoming Positional Vertigo provides an in-depth guide to the diagnosis of BPPV, the specifics of treatments and maneuvers, and simple, preventative measures readers can take to help avoid recurrence.
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