Benign Paraoxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) at the National Dizzy and Balance Center

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of dizziness and one of the easiest to diagnose and treat. It has been estimated that at least 20% of patients who complain to their physician about vertigo problems have BPPV. The symptoms of BPPV include dizziness or vertigo, light-headedness, imbalance, and nausea. Activities which bring on symptoms will vary among persons, but symptoms are almost always evoked by a sudden change in head position. Getting out of bed, or rolling over in bed are common evoking motions that can trigger a vertigo episode. By definition, paroxysmal means a sudden attack or recurrence. So, its common for someone who has BPPV to experience an intermittent pattern of vertigo attacks. BPPV may be present for a few weeks, then stop, then come back again. The vertigo episode usually lasts no more than one minute. In general, vertigo episodes and nystagmus tend to lessen in severity with each repetition of the evoking movement.

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• Benign
• Paroxysmal
• Positional
• Vertigo
• BPPV
• Vestibular
• dizzy
• dizziness
• epley
• dix-happlike
• maneuver