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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022

What is BPPV?

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo develops when calcium crystals get trapped within the semicircular canals, a part of the inner ear that controls balance. Typically only one ear is affected. It's characterized by sudden vertigo (feeling of instability and that the room is spinning) due to sudden changes to the position of your head.

Symptoms of BPPV

  • Dizziness

  • I feel like I'm spinning around / vertigo

  • Nausea when moving my head

  • Repeated dizziness / vertigo

  • Nausea or vomiting

  • Sensation of imbalance as if floating when at sea

  • Dizziness when turning over in bed after waking up

  • Dizziness when tilting the head upwards

Questions your doctor may ask to check for BPPV

Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose BPPV

  • Are you feeling dizzy right now?

  • Do you feel like your surroundings are spinning around?

  • Do you feel like vomiting (nauseous) when moving your head?

  • Have you ever had repeated episodes of dizziness/vertigo?

  • Do you have nausea or vomiting?

Treatment for BPPV

BPPV may go away on its own in a few weeks. The doctor may also perform a simple repositioning manoeuvre on you to reposition the trapped crystals that are causing BPPV, as well as recommend exercises and physical therapy.

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References

  • Lou Y, Cai M, Xu L, Wang Y, Zhuang L, Liu X. Efficacy of BPPV diagnosis and treatment system for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Am J Otolaryngol. 2020 May-Jun;41(3):102412. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102412. Epub 2020 Feb 4. PMID: 32057490.

    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0196070920300831?via%3Dihub

  • Vaduva C, Estéban-Sánchez J, Sanz-Fernández R, Martín-Sanz E. Prevalence and management of post-BPPV residual symptoms. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jun;275(6):1429-1437. doi: 10.1007/s00405-018-4980-x. Epub 2018 Apr 23. PMID: 29687182.

    https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00405-018-4980-x

  • Jacobson GP; Editor-in-Chief. The "Reversal Nystagmus" in BPPV. J Am Acad Audiol. 2021 Jan;32(1):1-2. doi: 10.1055/s-0041-1723791. Epub 2021 Apr 19. PMID: 33873211.

    https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/s-0041-1723791

  • Uz U, Uz D, Akdal G, Çelik O. Efficacy of Epley Maneuver on Quality of Life of Elderly Patients with Subjective BPPV. J Int Adv Otol. 2019 Dec;15(3):420-424. doi: 10.5152/iao.2019.6483. PMID: 31846923; PMCID: PMC6937179.

    https://advancedotology.org//en/efficacy-of-epley-maneuver-on-quality-of-life-of-elderly-patients-with-subjective-bppv-131456

Reviewed By:

Rohini R

Rohini R, MD (Ear, nose, throat (ENT))

Dr. Rohini R is an ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon, with a Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery and a Fellowship in Aesthetic Medicine and Lasers. Besides clinical practice and working with Ubie, she is actively training and mentoring medical students and residents. She has functioned in various work settings - teaching hospitals, private and free health centers, and worked with patients from all socioeconomic backgrounds due to her experience in free hospitals and volunteering in India and Singapore.

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