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Canalith repositioning maneuvers (e.g., the Epley maneuver) are treatments of choice for patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV); these maneuvers can be performed under clinician supervision or at home. Recognizing that patients frequently search the Internet for medical information (“consulting Dr. Google”), researchers sought to determine the accuracy of 33 video demonstrations of the Epley maneuver that were posted on the YouTube website.
The most popular video, with more than 1 million hits, was produced by the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) but was uploaded to YouTube by a patient. Twelve videos depicted one or more aspects of the Epley maneuver inaccurately. The authors noted that the videos generally do not disc…