Details regarding the DizzyFIX device can be found in the Physician Brochure.  Further information regarding the details of research associated with the DizzyFIX can be found below or may be obtained upon request by contacting us via email.

A 15 minute medical talk (DVD) on the DizzyFIX device (along with the accompanying Powerpoint slides) and all of our research are available upon request.

A pre-written prescription can be downloaded from here.

If you would like to speak with a representative regarding the DizzyFIX device please contact us by phone at: 1 (877) 349-9934.

The primary indication for the device, at present, is people who already have a diagnosis of BPPV.
This can be in one of a variety of circumstances:

In the hands of the ENT:

1. Resistant BPPV - to increase the success of the maneuver by repeating it at home as described by Rathke et al.
2. Known BPPV - to treat the patient at home rather than in the office for time and space reasons.
3. Recurrent BPPV - there is a 50%recurrence rate for BPPV so many patients may benefit from having the device at home if prescribed by an ENT.

In the hands of Family Medicine or Allied Health:

1. To assist with the diagnosis and treatment maneuver for BPPV
2. To assist with the explanation of the disease process and the understanding of the treatment maneuver.

In the hands of the public:

1. To assist with repeated maneuvers at home in people with a diagnosis of BPPV.
2. To provide treatment to people without ready access to ENTs or who are traveling away from their regular ENT.

• Beyea, Jason Atkins PhD; Wong, Eric MD, CCFP; Bromwich, Matthew MD, FRCS(C); Weston, W Wayne MD, CCFP, FCFP; Fung, Kevin MD, FRCS(C), FACS. Evaluation of a Particle Repositioning Maneuver Web-Based Teaching Module. Laryngoscope. 118(1):175-180, January 2008.

• Bromwich MA, Parnes LS, The DizzyFIX - "Initial results of a new dynamic visual device for the home treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo". The Journal of Otolaryngology. 2008 March. (In Press)

• Websites:
  • E-Medicine - http://www.emedicine.com/ent/topic761.htm
  • Tim Hain - http://www.dizziness-and-balance.com/disorders/bppv/bppv.html
     
• Journals:
   
  • General Review
    • Parnes, Lorne S., Agrawal, Sumit K., Atlas, Jason
      Diagnosis and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)
      CMAJ 2003 169: 681-693
      • http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/content/full/169/7/681
         
  • Epidemiology
    • von Brevern, M, Radtke, A, Lezius, F, Feldmann, M, Ziese, T, Lempert, T, Neuhauser, H
      Epidemiology of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. A population-based study
      J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2006 0: jnnp.2006.100420
       
  • Safe at Home
    • Radtke A, von BM, Tiel-Wilck K, Mainz-Perchalla A, Neuhauser H, Lempert T. Self-treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: Semont maneuver vs Epley procedure. Neurology 2004 July 13;63(1):150-2.