What is positional vertigo and what causes it?
Benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo (BPPV) is a brief burst of dizziness that is triggered by changes in head or body position, such as rolling over in bed or tipping your head back. The dizziness is usually described as a whirling or spinning sensation that lasts seconds to minutes in duration followed by a brief period of imbalance. The onset of BPPV may be spontaneous, in conjunction with an inner ear infection, following a head injury or following an extended period of bed rest. BPPV results when calcium carbonate crystals break loose in the inner ear and get stimulated inappropriately. It is the most common cause of vertigo and is easily treated by doing a repositioning maneuver. At Advanced Hearing Solutions, we have successfully treated this problem on numerous patients. Q: I was told the CRP can cure positional dizziness. Is that true? A: The canalith repositioning procedure (CRP) has been shown to be highly effective at treating a specific type of inner ear dizziness called
