A three-year observational study of patients undergoing tonsillectomy at the University Hospital of the West Indies was conducted to determine the incidence of postoperative vomiting. Data were collected to assess possible risk factors for vomiting as well as possible alleviating agents. Two hundred and fifty-two patients were included in the study and a thirteen per cent incidence of postopera...

After successful physical maneuvers for BPPV, some patient refers a non-positional dizziness lasting several days. In our review we considered epidemiology of the disorder, proposed pathophysiological mechanisms and therapy. The duration of Residual Dizziness (RD) has been evaluated by different authors in a range varying from 2 days to 3 weeks. Among pathophysiological mechanisms, it has been ...

Sir, Many patients come with vertigo as their presenting symptom. They have been to physicians/neurologists/ENT specialists and have been fully investigated and treated symptomatically without any positive findings or relief. On detailed probing, these patients are found to be cases of depression-mostly of retarded variety. There is no specific age, sex, domicile or socioeconomic distribution o...