Does Anti Vertiginous drugs have any role in BPPV management: A study in East Singhbhum population

Abstract

Background: Repositional manoeuvres are the mainstay in the management of positional vertigo but there are times when there are relapses and these manoeuvres are required multiple times making it a necessity to add some adjuvant like antivertiginous drugs or rehabilitation exercises. Aims and Objectives: Role of Anti Vertiginous drugs in the management of BPPV. Material and Method: It was a prospective double blinded randomized study, on a total of 120 patients with positional vertigo. Patients divided into two groups. Group A of 60 patients received only positional maneuver and Group B received positional maneuver with 5 days course of Tab Betahistine 24 mg twice daily. The results obtained between two groups were compared on the basis of number of repositioning maneuvers specified as number of visits. SPSS v 16.0 software was used to analyse the data obtained. Chi square /Fisher Exact test was used to find the significance of study. Results: Group B faired significantly better. Conclusion: We suggest starting a 5 days course of Tab Betahistine 24 mg twice daily in cases requiring multiple visit.

Keywords

• benign
• paroxysmal
• positional vertigo
• betahistine