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I still remember waking up four years ago with the most intense dizziness I’d ever experienced. I couldn’t move my head without immediately becoming sick. It lasted for 48 hours before Greg learned the Epley maneuver and helped me through it. Thankfully, it worked incredibly well.
That’s why I wanted to share this helpful video from Dr. Mary Talley Bowden.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo, yet it’s often misdiagnosed. In many cases, it can be diagnosed and treated right in the office with the Dix-Hallpike test and Epley maneuver. As Dr. Bowden points out, too many people who go to the ER with dizziness end up getting a CT scan and a prescription for meclizine instead of receiving a simple, effective treatment. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1565525978275518
Have you ever used the Epley maneuver for BBPV or vertigo?
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I have had benign positional vertigo for many years. And you are absolutely right, epleys maneuver works like a charm. Sometimes I have to do it twice but within a short time the vertigo is gone. Highly recommend it.
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We are not doctors. We should not have to try to keep all of this in our heads in case we find ourselves in an ER. This is why doctors make big bucks and they should know this.
NO ER doctor should be making such decisions, he should call in the relevant specialist whose job it is to know those details. The system is broken but we know that already.
I have high hopes that AI is going to help both doctors and patients avoid making such mistakes.
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Agree, @shortstop. We can’t know everything, but once we understand what’s happening, it’s so important to learn about the condition, what causes it, and the treatment options that are available so we can be active participants in our own healthcare. No one is likely to spend as much time researching your condition as you will.
I certainly hope AI helps us all, by making information more accessible, presenting a range of evidence-based perspectives, and supporting better decisions without losing the human side of medicine. 🙂
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