The Journal of International
Advanced Otology
Original Article

A Pilot Study Using Intratympanic Methylprednisolone for Treatment of Persistent Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain

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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Spain

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Department of Genomic Medicine, GENYO - for Genomics and Oncological Research- Pfizer/University of Granada, Otology and Neurotology Gropu, Granada, Spain

J Int Adv Otol 2016; 12: 321-325
DOI: 10.5152/iao.2016.3014
Read: 2471 Downloads: 1069 Published: 03 September 2019

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of intratympanic methylprednisolone (ITMP) in posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) that fails treatment involving repositioning maneuver in a case series.

 

MATERIALS and METHODS: Nine patients with persistent posterior canal BPPV after 6 or more repositioning maneuvers were treated by ITMP (two weekly doses of 0.3–0.4 mL at 40 mg/mL) before repeating the repositioning procedures.

 

RESULTS: Following ITMP treatment, 7 out of 9 patients were relieved of their symptoms and did not exhibit positional nystagmus after 1 or 2 repositioning maneuvers. The number of positional maneuvers performed before and after ITMP treatment in these 7 patients showed a statistically significant (p=0.016) reduction in the amount of repositioning treatments required. None of the 7 respondent patients showed any relapses during the follow-up period (follow-up range: 11–95 months).

 

CONCLUSION: Administering ITMP before resuming repositioning procedures can be a useful treatment for persistent BPPV of the posterior canal.

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