Semont maneuver

The patient sits upright on a couch or couch and looks in the direction of the examiner. Now the patient turns his head 45 degrees to the healthy side so that the affected side is facing the examiner. The examiner now shifts the patient very quickly to the lateral position, so that the patient looks up and the back of his head is on the couch.

The patient remains in this position for 2-3 minutes. Now he is abruptly turned 180 degrees to the other side of the table, so that now the head comes to rest on the foot side of the table and the face points towards the table. Make sure that the patient’s head is not turned.

Finally, the patient is slowly returned to the sitting position and left there for 2-3 minutes. The positioning vertigo should now have disappeared. The maneuver can also be performed alone with some practice, as it is relatively uncomplicated.

Instead of a couch, a couch or a bed is best suited for this. The maneuver can be performed two to three times. Further repetitions do not promise an increased probability of improvement.

Brandt Daroff Maneuver

Although the Brandt Daroff maneuver is easy to perform, it is often less effective than the other two techniques. The patient sits on the side of a couch and looks straight at the dentist. Now he turns his head by 45 degrees to the healthy side, then quickly tilts over to the side affected by the dizziness.

The patient now waits until the dizziness that has occurred subsides again. Then the head returns to its original position, which can lead to dizziness again. Only when the dizziness has subsided will the procedure be continued.

The maneuver is now executed mirror-inverted to the other side. In this position, wait until any dizziness that may have occurred has subsided. Once this has been done, return to the starting position.The exercise is now finished. This maneuver can also be repeated several times a day.