ALTERNOBARIC VERTIGO

Course overview

ALTERNOBARIC VERTIGO IS A BENIGN CONDITION THAT AFFECTS INDIVIDUALS TRAVELING IN ENVIRONMENTS WITH CHANGING AMBIENT PRESSURES, SUCH AS SCUBA DIVING OR AVIATION, THOUGH IT HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN PATIENTS UTILIZING POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE BREATHING ASSISTANCE. IT IS THE DIRECT RESULT OF INCONGRUENCE IN MIDDLE EAR PRESSURES CAUSED BY INCOMPLETE OR INSUFFICIENT EQUALIZATION, TYPICALLY WHILE MOVING FROM AN AREA OF HIGHER PRESSURE TO ONE OF LOWER PRESSURE. THIS ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.