Social media remedy gone wrong: posterior canal BPPV following nasal saline rinse in a patient with Patulous Eustachian tube – a case report

Clinicians should counsel PET patients about evidence-based treatments and warn against unverified social media remedies, which may cause avoidable complications like BPPV. They must counsel PET patients on safe, evidence-based treatments and the dangers of self-treatment found online.

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Annals of Medicine and Surgery
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2025-12-18
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https://doi.org/10.1097/ms9.0000000000004629
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Vestibular and auditory disorders
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Social media remedy gone wrong: posterior canal BPPV following nasal saline rinse in a patient with Patulous Eustachian tube – a case report

Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Vestibular and auditory disorders
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Social media remedy gone wrong: posterior canal BPPV following nasal saline rinse in a patient with Patulous Eustachian tube – a case report

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Abstract

Clinicians should counsel PET patients about evidence-based treatments and warn against unverified social media remedies, which may cause avoidable complications like BPPV. They must counsel PET patients on safe, evidence-based treatments and the dangers of self-treatment found online.

Annals of Medicine and SurgeryVol. 88(2)
Patan Academy of Health Sciences (NP), Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (NP), Mediclinic City Hospital (AE)
Gender equality
Openalex Percentile: Top 40%
Vestibular and auditory disorders
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