Emel Tahir
Dr. Emel Tahir has been working as an associate professor in Ondokuz Mayıs University Department of Otolaryngology, Samsun Turkey since March 2019.
She received his MD from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. He finished ENT residency at Hacettepe University Department of Otolaryngology, in 2015. For her fellowship work she worked on inner ear malformations.
She was engaged in Otology/Neurotology and Head&Neck Surgery certificate programs of Turkish Board of ORL-HNS. She is also a fellow of European Board of Otolatyngology-Hed and Neck Surgey. She is focused on otology/neurotology and laryngology.
Sessions
Description
In this short talk, I will focus on the diagnostic dilemma posed by patients who continue to experience dizziness despite successful canalith repositioning maneuvers for BPPV. Using selected patient cases and vestibular testing data, I will explore how residual dizziness can overlap with or mask underlying conditions such as vestibular migraine, Ménière’s disease, or persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD). My goal is to help clinicians differentiate between benign post-treatment symptoms and signs of a broader vestibular pathology that requires additional management.
Outcome Objectives
After this presentation, attendees will be able to:
Recognize clinical red flags that suggest residual dizziness is not due to BPPV alone
Compare features of RD with vestibular migraine, Ménière’s disease, and PPPD
Apply practical strategies to avoid unnecessary repeated repositioning maneuvers