Meet Vertigo Cue — Stop spinning. Eyes closed. Just listen
BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) is the most common vertigo cause — 2.4% of people get it in their lifetime, mostly women over 50.
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Vertigo Cue
Stop spinning. Eyes closed. Just listen.
Every feature, from the first launch.
No account, no login, no cloud. Everything runs on your device and works fully offline — nothing in this post is hidden behind a wall.
What Vertigo Cue does
BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) is the most common vertigo cause — 2.4% of people get it in their lifetime, mostly women over 50. The fix is the Epley maneuver: a 1-minute sequence of head turns and lying positions that physically moves the loose crystal in the inner ear back where it belongs.
The problem with existing Epley apps: they're visual — but you're supposed to lie DOWN with your head TILTED, eyes preferably closed because looking at a screen makes it worse.
Vertigo Cue is the only audio-first guided maneuver. Set the side affected (left or right), tap start, lie down, close your eyes. A calm voice + gentle haptic taps walk you through:
— Step 1: 'Sit on the edge of the bed. Turn your head 45 degrees to the right. (Three haptic taps.) When ready, lie back quickly and stay.' — Step 2: '30-second hold... 20... 10... begin turning head 90 degrees to the left.' — Step 3...etc.
Three maneuvers included: — Epley (most common BPPV) — Brandt-Daroff (alternative when Epley doesn't work) — Half-Somersault (Foster maneuver)
Plus a static reference card with the visual diagrams for partners helping. And a calm note: 'If symptoms last more than a week or you have any neurological symptoms, see a doctor — this app does not diagnose.'
A look inside
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What's inside
- Side selector — Pick affected ear (left/right) — flips instructions
- Audio + haptic guide — Voice + taps walk you through each position
- Maneuver picker — Epley, Brandt-Daroff, Half-Somersault
- Visual reference — Static diagram for partners helping
- Medical disclaimer — Clear 'see a doctor if symptoms persist' guidance
Why we built it
Every existing Epley app is visual-only — but the maneuver requires lying down with head tilted, often when the room is spinning. Looking at a phone screen exacerbates the vertigo. Audio-first guided maneuvers don't exist on iOS.
What makes it different
Vertigo Cue is the only iOS BPPV maneuver app designed for eyes-closed execution: voice + AVSpeechSynthesizer narration synchronized with UIImpactFeedbackGenerator haptic taps marking step transitions. Existing Epley Assist is animation-based; the old Slashdot-covered app from 2010 is unmaintained. Three validated man…
Who it's for
Sandwich-generation caregivers, adult children of aging parents, and anyone keeping records for more than one person.
In one line: Stop spinning. Eyes closed. Just listen.
Try it
See the Vertigo Cue app page for the full feature list, the info table, and support links.
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