Q What should I prepare before a Korean medicine consultation for BPPV to make the visit more accurate?
A Your visit will be quicker and more accurate if you organize beforehand: when and in which positions the dizziness occurs and how long it lasts, the number of recurrences, any hearing changes, the medications you are taking, and any previous test results.
Detailed Answer
It helps greatly to make a note of when the symptoms first started, whether they are spinning or a floating sensation, in which positions they are worse, how long they last (tens of seconds or several minutes), whether they are accompanied by hearing loss, ear fullness, or tinnitus, and the number of recurrences. If you bring your current medications and any recent hearing test or ENT diagnosis results, a more accurate consultation is possible.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Such records provide clues for determining which constitutional background is at play among dameum, Kidney deficiency (sinheo), and deficient qi and blood. In particular, noting whether the dizziness is worse in the morning or when you are tired, and whether it recurs after stress or overwork, is important for staging the condition. If you have previously had a canalith repositioning maneuver, knowing how many times and which semicircular canal was involved also enables faster pattern identification (byeonjeung).
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