DizzyFIX in the News

FDA Clears Clearwater's Canadian at-Home Dizziness Treatment Device

September 23, 2008

BRITISH NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

February 12, 2008 (Daily Mail, UK) -- "Baseball cap that can cure vertigo". (Click on the image to read the article)

CANADIAN NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

January 18, 2008 (Calgary Herald, Calgary Alberta) -- The DizzyFIX was featured in the largest newspaper in Calgary. (Click on the image to read the article or see the text of the DizzyFIX article here or a jpg image here)

CLEARWATER CLINICAL RECEIVES FOREFRONT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT GRANT

January 2, 2007 (Calgary, AB) -- Clearwater Clinical Ltd (makers of the DizzyFIX) today announced that it has been awarded $35,000 in Phase 1 funding from the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) Forefront Program for Medical Innovation. The Dizzyfix is a simple, inexpensive (under $100) device that has been shown in clinical trials to effectively treat benign positional vertigo, the most common cause of dizziness in adults. The funds will primarily be used in the costly process of obtaining worldwide patents. "We are thrilled that the Heritage Foundation has thrown their support behind the Dizzyfix, and we intend to make these dollars count," said Jacob Jaremko of Clearwater Clinical Ltd.

For more information please see Projects Funded under the Forefront Program and the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research.

NEW TECHNOLOGY OFFERS AT-HOME TREATMENT FOR VERTIGO AND DIZZINESS

September 15, 2006 (London, ON) -- People who suffer from vertigo and dizziness can now treat themselves in the comfort of their own homes. The DizzyFIX is a patent-pending dynamic visual device, developed by experts at Clearwater Clincial. It was found to treat this most common type of peripheral dizziness 92 per cent of the time according to a study by ear, nose and throat specialists at the University of Western Ontario.

The most common cause of dizziness related to the ear is called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). Characterized by a sudden-onset spinning sensation often described by patients as what they fear a stroke may feel like, one in ten people over the age of 60 will suffer from the effects of BPPV.

"BPPV is brought on by certain head positions. Patients often experience it several times a day during routine activities, and frequently when they wake from sleep," says ear, nose and throat specialist Dr. Matthew Bromwich, a member of the Dizzyfix creation team. "Today, we know what causes BPPV. Free-floating calcium particles in the inner ear cause symptoms of vertigo during head motion."

In 1992, doctors discovered that a specific series of rolling head movements can move these loose particles out of symptomatic areas into safe areas, essentially curing BPPV. However, until now this procedure has generally required a clinical visit to a specialist physician.

"The Dizzyfix device enables patients to treat their own symptoms very effectively," Bromwich explains. "The success rates we have seen through clinical study are similar to those of treatment by an ear, nose and throat specialist. And, there are no side effects."