BACKGROUND: to investigate the vertigo in elderly woman with several systemic commitments and evaluate treatment effectiveness for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). PROCEDURES: longitudinal clinical study of a female patient with vertigo submitted to speech and hearing therapy with vestibular habituation exercises. RESULTS: after six months the patient had clinical improvement. CONCLUSION: vestibular rehabilitation with vestibular habituation exercises showed effectiveness in the treatment of this patient with BPPV.
Vertigo; Quality of Life; Equilibrium