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Comparative Effectiveness Research: Betahistine add-on Therapy with Epley’s Manoeuvre Versus Epley’s Manoeuvre Alone in Treating Posterior BPPV Patients

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Introduction: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is one of the common vestibular disorders encountered in ENT clinics with accompanying vertigo. Study to evaluate the additive effects of betahistine on Epley’s manoeuvre in treating posterior BPPV patients.

Material and Methods: Prospective study was conducted on 50 patients of posterior BPPV diagnosed by the Dix Hallpike test. Subjects were divided into Group A which received the Betahistine therapy along with the canalith repositioning technique (Epley’s manoeuvre) and the second group (Group B) which received the Epley’s manoeuvre alone. The patients were assessed at 1 week and 4 weeks by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and Short Form 36 (SF-36).

Results: At the end of 4 weeks, 2 patients in group A (E + B) had positive Dix-Hallpike and 23(92%) had negative Dix-Hallpike, while 11 patients in group B (E) had positive Dix-Hallpike and 14 (56%) had negative Dix-Hallpike with P value < 0.001. The Mean baseline (T0) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score in group A (E + B) was 8.60 ± 1.080 and in group B (E) was 8.92 ± 0.996. Post-treatment VAS score was significantly lower in both the groups and was significantly lower in group A(E + B) than in group B (E) (0.680 ± 1.930 vs. 3.96 ± 3.587, respectively, p-value < 0.001). The Mean baseline (T0) Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) scores were similar in groups A and B (77.36 ± 9.49 vs. 80.00 ± 8.9, respectively, p = 0.271). After treatment, the DHI values were significantly lower in both groups. Group A had a better DHI score than group B (10.56 ± 17.12 vs. 44.72 ± 27.35, p < 0.001). The mean baseline (T0) Short Form 36 (SF-36) scores were also similar in groups A and B (19.53 ± 6.85 vs. 18.79 ± 5.50, p = 0.823). Post-treatment of 4 weeks, the SF-36 score significantly improved in both the groups and significantly improved in group A than group B (84.27 ± 17.28 vs. 46.53 ± 24.53, p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Betahistine therapy in conjunction with Epley’s manoeuvre leads to better symptom control and is more effective than Epley’s alone in treating BPPV patients.

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    Garima Singh, Ankita Aggarwal, Dimple Sahni, Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Vishav Yadav & Sanjeev Bhagat

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Singh, G., Aggarwal, A., Sahni, D. et al. Comparative Effectiveness Research: Betahistine add-on Therapy with Epley’s Manoeuvre Versus Epley’s Manoeuvre Alone in Treating Posterior BPPV Patients. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 75 (Suppl 1), 204–209 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-022-03369-7

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