[Clinical features and recurrence rate on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo]

Objective:To study the characteristics and the recurrence rate of manual reduction of BPPV. Method:The clinical characteristics of 735 patients with BPPV were analyzed retrospectively. The posterior semicircular canal BPPV（PC-BPPV） was treated with the Epley maneuver therapy; the horizontal semicircular canal BPPV（HC-BPPV） was treated with the Barbecue therapy; the anterior semicircular canal BPPV（AC-BPPV） was treated with the Yacovino therapy; the combined semicircular canal was treated with the Epley and the Barbecue therapy; and for the bilateral lesions, first treat the more severe side with manual reduction then the lighter side was treated with manual reduction after the more severe side nystagmus or vertigo completely disappears. Result:①Of the 735 patients with BPPV, 455（61.90%） were PC-BPPV, 272（37.01%） were HC-BPPV, 3（0.41%） were AC-BPPV, and 5（0.68%） were combined BPPV. ②A total of 455 patients with BPPV were followed up by telephone. 51 patients recurred within 3 years, the recurrence rate was 11.21%; the male recurrence rate was 25.68%（38/148）, and the female recurrence rate was 28.66%（88/307）. The recurrence rate was the highest in 51-60 years old, and the recurrence rate was 29.67%. ③300 patients with PC-BPPV were followed up by telephone, 81 cases（27.00%） recurred, and the recurrence rates of one month, six months, one year, two years, and three years were 0.67%（2/300）, 3.33%（10/300）, 6.67%（20/300）, 9.33%（28/300） and 11.67%（35/300） respectively; 155 patients with HC-BPPV were followed up by telephone, 45 cases（29.03%） recurred, the recurrence rates of one months, six months, one year, two years, and three years were 0（0/155）, 2.58%（4/155）, 3.23%（5/155）, 7.10%（11/155） and 9.68%（15/155） respectively. Conclusion:PC-BPPV is the most common disease in BPPV patients. Manual recurrence can effectively treat the recurrence rate of BPPV, female patients is slightly higher than that of male patients. The long-term recurrence rate of PC-BPPV is consistent with that of HC-BPPV. The BPPV were most common in posterior semicircular canal. Manual reduction is effective to treat BPPV cases. BPPV recurrence was not correlated with age and gender. The long-term recurrence rate of PC-BPPV and HC-BPPV is consistent.