KBB-Forum 2023 , Cilt 22, Sayı 3

THE EFFECT OF REPOSITIONING MANEUVERS ON QUALITY OF LIFE, VERTIGO SYMPTOMS AND DIZZINESS IN PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO

Deniz Uğur CENGİZ 1, PhD; Sanem Can ÇOLAK 1, MSc; Mehmet TAN 2, MD; İsmail DEMİR 1, MD; Arzu ÇALIŞKAN DEMİR 3, MD; Tuba BAYINDIR 2, MD;
1İnönü Üniversitesi, Odyoloji, Malatya, Turkey
2İnönü Üniversitesi, Kulak Burun Boğaz Hastalıkları, Malatya, Turkey
3İnönü Üniversitesi, Psikiyatri, Malatya, Turkey Objective: The aim of our study is to examine the effects of repositioning maneuvers applied to patients diagnosed with BPPV on quality of life, vertigo and dizziness symptoms.

Material and Method: The study was carried out with 67 patients between the ages of 18-65 who were diagnosed with BPPV. Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Scale and Dizziness Handicap Inventory were filled by the researcher before and after the reposition maneuver.

Results: A statistically significant difference was found in the pre- and post-reposition evaluations in the symptom scale and quality of life sub-dimensions of the Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Scale and in the physical, emotional and functional sub-dimensions of the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (p<0.05). After the reposition maneuver, a statistically significant difference was also observed between different BPPV diagnoses in the quality of life sub-dimension score of the Vertigo Dizziness Imbalance Scale (p<0.05).

Conclusion: Reposition maneuvers not only reduce the symptoms of vertigo and dizziness, but also positively affect the quality of life. Keywords : Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, repositioning maneuver, quality of life, dizziness