These mini “rock slides” can be caused by head injury or viruses and can even happen suddenly in some people, It is much more common in adults over fifty. Is there any cure? The problem sometimes resolves itself after several weeks, but there is also a clever treatment called the Epley Maneuver. The Epley Maneuver is simply a choreographed sequence of precise head movements, done with the aid of your doctor, that cause the misplaced rocks to roll back into the utricle. The maneuver is like those games where you try to roll a marble through a maze by tilting the board this way and that. In one study the maneuver was shown to be successful in eighty-five percent of cases. Although the treatment may not always provide a long term cure, the Epley Maneuver is a non invasive and painless way to find relief from certain benign cases of vertigo and dizziness.