Benign Paroxismal Positional Vertigo is a feeling of episodic dizziness that is frequently triggered by a change in head and/or body position.  The following is a list of symptoms, causes, and treatment methods for BPPV.

Symptoms

  • Spinning Dizzines (usually lasting for a few seconds at a time with each head/body movement)
  • Nausea
  • Sense of unsteadiness
  • Motion intolerance attacks
  • Associated hearing loss/tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
  • Falling (in the elderly population)

Causes

     The three main causes for BPPV are Viral Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URI), post-head trauma and Meniere's disease.  A more seldom cause is brain tumors.

Treatment

     The most effective treatment for BPPV are repositioning maneuevers.  These maneuvers are done in-office under physician direction and are effective in 95% of cases.

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