Yes it is safe to do both sides. We recommend doing one side one week and the other the next just so it is clear what is going on. You usually cannot undo one side by doing the other side maneuver.

Yes daily movement is recommended. Some suggest sitting upright while sleeping after a maneuver, but we find all that leads to is exhausted patients. We do not recommend so called “post maneuver precautions”. Avoid putting yourself in situations of danger when dizzy, no ladders for example.

IF you have “vertigo” (spinning dizziness) with any head motion then you do not likely have BPPV. However, if you had vertigo when laying down and rolling over but have now treated your BPPV and that sensation has gone you are sometimes left with a vague feeling of off-balance which is worse with any motion. This is not uncommon and does go away after a few weeks. If you are unsure of the diagnosis, please speak with your physcian.

My doctor told me i have BPPV. He did not tell me on which side or both. I have surfed the net for answers and I believe it resides on my left side.

My questions:
- after doing the various home exercises the immediate side effect is a double vision. Why?
-as I may be incorrect with my own diagnosis to the effected side is it safe to do both left and right exersizes?
-is daily movement recommended ? I want to continue with life.
–if I sit still most feeling of virtego are mild. Any head movement makes me dizzy.

Thank your for your help.
Sam

However, if you are experiencing unusal, new or severe symptoms then you should certainly seek the advise of your own physician. Sometimes you can have more than one cause of vertigo and sometimes following a maneuver you can get horizontal canal BPPV which is similar to regular BPPV but more intense and usually self limited (meaning you don’t need treatment) but is easily treated with a “log roll” maneuver.

Given all the above, it is common to have symptoms of “off balance” following a BPPV treatment and usually it goes away – day by day.

Good luck.

There are several reasons why an episode of BPPV may not be cured by the Epley maneuver. You can review this blog to find out more about that specific problem.

Finally there are two other possibilities 1) You have horizontal BPPV – which is typically worse turing your head side to side. Try this to diagnose it. Lift your head off bed when lying down and turn your head as far to the left or right as you can. IF this brings on BPPV like vertigo then you have horizontal canal BPPV. This can be treated by a simple “Log Roll” maneuver. 2) You may not have BPPV at all – it depends on how long the vertigo lasts. If you have vertigo from wake up to bed time made worse by turing you head left and right and with a ringing in your ears you may have Labyrinthitis. This is a viral inner ear infection. Again your doctor should see you to diagnose this and to do a hearing test (given that you describe a blocked feeling).

Good luck – hopefully these suggestions will help direct you and your physician to a solution.

I have had BPPV in the past and have done the epley maneuver and it always worked.

Just couple of days back, the bppv reoccurred and now even after doing the Epley maneuver for 4 days there is no cure.

I used to always feel dizzy when i used to turn to my left or right while sleeping but this time i feel dizzy when i wake up from a horizontal position to a vertical postion (like when i wake up from bed). I also feel unstable while walking and cannot turn my head left or right without feeling unstable. I also feel a blocked sensation to my right ear and this time I dont have any ringing or knocking sensation in my ear.

Can you kindly clarify if this is still BPPV and should i continue doing the epley maneuver?

I need help…pls help me..