Fig. 7.

The Semont maneuver for treatment of right benign paroxysmal positional vertigo arising from the posterior semicircular canal. While sitting up (A), the patient’s head is turned 45° to the unaffected side (left side), and then patient is rapidly moved into a side-lying position on the affected side (B, right side). This position is held for about 30 seconds, then the patient is rapidly taken to the opposite side-lying position without pausing (C). The patient holds this position for about 1 minute and then moves to a sitting position. Informed consent was received from the patient.