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February 12, 2008 (Daily Mail, UK) -- "Baseball cap that can cure vertigo".
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January 18, 2008 (Calgary Herald, Calgary Alberta) -- The DizzyFIX was featured in the largest newspaper in Calgary.
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| September 16, 2007 (AAO-HNS Oto Expo, Washington DC) -- Steve Taft from All Star Sales (an authorized DizzyFIX distributor) showing the DizzyFIX in Washington, DC. |
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| September 1, 2007 (Hong Kong) -- On August 16th, DizzyFIX made it's debut in Asia at the Hong Kong International Medical & HealthCare Fair. Our product was very well received with distributors. Equally impressed by the DizzyFIX were medical professionals ranging from physio therapists, doctors to hospital workers who immediately requested the product of their use in treating patients. Over 80,000 people attended the conference with over 6,000 buyers from all over the world. |
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| June 1 , 2007 (Calgary, AB) -- The DizzyFIX was first introduced to the world at the Oto-Expo during the 2006 American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck surgery. The initial prototype generated a great deal of interest. Since that time further studies have been conducted and the initial manufacturing run have been undertaken. We look forward to the 2007 AAO-HNS |
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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.
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."
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The
most common cause of vertigo caused by the inner ear is a disease called Benign
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) or Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo (BPV)
