The efficacy of Epley procedure for treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal

Objective To compare of the clinical efficacy between Epley procedure in combination with drug administration and drug administration alone for the treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo(BPPV) of the posterior semicircular canal. Methods Patients with BPPV enrolled in this study were randomly allocated to therapeutic group(Epley procedure in combination with drug administration group) and control group(drug administration alone group) and received treatment,respectively.The efficacy were evaluated by the standards of the following scales: cure,improvement,and no response. Results The response rates in the therapeutic group were 95.35%,100%,100% on days 4,7 and 10(the cure rate was 100%),while the control group were 81.82%,88.64%,93.18% at the same time,respectively.And on day 14,the response rate was 93.18%.Conclusion Epley procedure in combination with drug administration for the treatment of BPPV of semicircular canal can effectively improve efficacy and is superior to drug administration alone.