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	eMedicine - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo : Article by John C Li, MD
		Classic BPPV is usually triggered by the sudden action of moving from the erect position to the supine position while angling the head 45° toward the side of the affected ear.
		Involvement of the SCC mimics BPPV of the contralateral PSC.
		Epley JM: New dimensions of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
	www.emedicine.com /ent/topic761.htm (3912 words)

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		Clinical studies on patients with BPPV and severe unilateral hearing loss showed that ablation of either the eighth cranial nerve or the labyrinth resulted in resolution of positional vertigo, indicating that the pathology was located peripherally, rather than centrally.
		Anatomic and physiologic studies have shown that the observed nystagmus in BPPV is caused by stimulation of the posterior canal excitatory pathways and the complimentary superior canal excitatory pathways.
		it is performed by positioning the patient on the exam table in the sitting position, lowing him/her into the supine position with the head extending beyond the end of the table, supported and turned 45 degrees to one side e.
	www.utmb.edu /oto/Grand_Rounds_Earlier.dir/Vertigo_Benign_Parox_Position_1994.txt (3614 words)

	What is Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
		This positioning is similar to that recommended for posterior canal BPPV after the Epley or Semont maneuver, except for the 45 degree angle of the head with respect to the horizontal is not used here.
		Benign positional vertigo: incidence and prognosis in a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
		Posterior semicircular canal occlusion for intractable benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
	www.audiometrics.com /bppv.htm (2239 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, BPPV (sometimes also referred to as BPV) is the most common cause of bouts of vertigo in the general population.
		The vertigo will commonly be felt when going to lie down in bed, or when rolling over to one side while in bed, and for this reason it is frequently first noticed at night or upon awakening.
		BPPV is thought to be caused by displacement of otoliths (mineral crystals) from the vestibule of the inner ear into the semicircular canals.
	www.washingtonent.com /vestbppv.htm (1045 words)

	BPPV -- BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
		Occasionally BPPV follows surgery, where the cause is felt to be a combination of a prolonged period of supine positioning, or ear trauma when the surgery is to the inner ear (Atacan et al 2001).
		Benign positional vertigo: incidence and prognosis in a population-based study in Olmsted County, Minnesota.
		Posterior semicircular canal occlusion for intractable benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
	www.tchain.com /otoneurology/disorders/bppv/bppv.html (4080 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - BPPV - Maryland Hearing and Balance Center
		Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, BPPV (sometimes also referred to as BPV) is the most common cause of bouts of vertigo in the general population.
		The vertigo will commonly be felt when going to lie down in bed, or when rolling over to one side while in bed, and for this reason it is frequently first noticed at night or upon awakening.
		BPPV is thought to be caused by displacement of otoliths (mineral crystals) from the vestibule of the inner ear into the semicircular canals.
	www.umm.edu /otolaryngology/bppv.html (1121 words)

	benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is characterised by shortlived episodes of vertigo in association with rapid...
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of dizziness and one of the easiest to diagnose and treat.
		Repositioning Maneuver in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo of the Horizontal Semicircular Canal
	www.conquervertigo.com /1/benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo.html (430 words)

	Department of Otolaryngology - UT Memphis - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
		Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo originating from the inner ear.
		BPPV is characterized by recurrent attacks of spinning lasting for seconds, and triggered by rapid head movement.
		BPPV is caused by microscopic debris accumulating within a part of the balance portion of the inner ear, referred to as the posterior semicircular canal.
	www.utmem.edu /otolaryngology/Patients&Public/Ear&BalanceCenter/BPPV.html (716 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is an inner ear problem that results in short lasting, but severe, room-spinning vertigo.
		Its name, BPPV, indicates that it is benign, or not a very serious or progressive condition; paroxysmal, meaning sudden and unpredictable in onset; positional, because it comes about with a change in head position; and vertigo, causing a sense of room-spinning or whirling.
		In some cases, when positional vertigo is quite severe and hearing is still normal, testing reveals that this is not due to crystalline debris floating in the canal, but due to a severely damaged balance nerve.
	www.neurosurgery.ucsd.edu /cnd/vertigo.htm (1241 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is an inner ear
		BPPV is diagnosed with a physical examination and medical history.
		Vertigo may go away on its own if the particles move again or if the brain adjusts to the conflicting signals that control movement and balance.
	www.luhs.org /health/kbase/htm/hw26/3714/hw263717.htm (352 words)

	Canalith Repositioning
		The appropriate head positions are effected to cause the crystals to be repositioned to an area away from the balance nerve receptors.
		A mastoid bone oscillator is applied and held in position to the mastoid of the affected ear by a head band.
		Rather than going suddenly from position to position, an emphasis is made on moving the patient gradually, at a pace that does not generate any rotatory nystagmus.
	members.aol.com /inventmd/bppv.html (2622 words)

	CIGNA - Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
		Vertigo is the feeling that you are spinning or the world is spinning around you.
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) causes a whirling, spinning sensation even though you are not moving.
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is diagnosed with a detailed physical and neurologic exam and from your medical history.
	www.cigna.com /healthinfo/hw263714.html (2571 words)

	Ear crystals? A discussion of BPPV, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
		I have never heard BPPV referred to as "ear crystals," and "benign paroxysmal postional vertigo" is a far more descriptive name for this condition, as you will understand in a moment.
		BPPV is benign in that it does not signify anything life-threatening to the patient (such as a brain tumor).
		Paroxysmal refers to the fact that the episodes are brief and self-limited – "paroxysm" means "attack." The positional vertigo aspect of BPPV should be evident from the description above.
	www.doctorhoffman.com /wwbppv.htm (883 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)-Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
		Benign (non life-threatening) Paroxysmal (sudden onset) Positional (occurring with certain changes in head position) Vertigo (dizziness) or "BPPV" is one of the most common causes of vertigo in adults.
		To many people, the BPPV experience is very frightening, and should one observe a person having this type vertigo, one would witness jerking movements of the eye called nystagmus.
		BPPV is due to microscopic crystals, or otoconia, floating around in one of the compartments of the inner ear.
	www.bcm.edu /oto/cfbd/BPPV.html (461 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
		Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder in which changing your head position with respect to gravity leads to sudden vertigo--a feeling that the room is spinning around.
		BPPV is not a sign of a serious problem and usually disappears on its own within six weeks after its initial onset.
		BPPV is a common inner ear disorder involving the vestibular system and is usually a consequence of age and sometimes the consequence of previous ear trauma.
	www.clevelandclinic.org /health/health-info/docs/3400/3480.asp?index=4010 (668 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Inner Ear Disorders: Merck Manual Professional
		Vertigo is triggered when the patient's head moves (eg, when rolling over in bed or bending over to pick up something).
		Unlike the positional nystagmus of BPPV, the positional nystagmus of CNS lesions lacks latency, fatigability, and severe subjective sensation and may continue for as long as the position is maintained.
		Because BPPV is fatigable, one therapy is to have the patient perform provocative maneuvers early in the day in a safe environment.
	www.merck.com /mmpe/sec08/ch086/ch086c.html (608 words)

	The Epley (canalith repositioning) manoeuvre for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is caused by a rapid change in head movement.
		BPPV can be caused by debris in the semicircular canal of the ear that continues to move after the head has stopped moving.
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a syndrome characterised by short-lived episodes of vertigo in association with rapid changes in head position.
	www.cochrane.org /reviews/en/ab003162.html (582 words)

	eMedicine - Benign Positional Vertigo : Article by Andrew K Chang
		Vertigo in young patients is more likely to be caused by labyrinthitis (associated with hearing loss) or vestibular neuronitis (normal hearing).
		Raise the patient to a sitting position while maintaining head rotation (This author finds that sitting the patient up so that he or she is sitting with his or her legs hanging over the edge of the gurney is easier.
		Generally reserved for the cupulolithiasis form of benign positional vertigo, in which the otoliths are attached to the cupula of the semicircular canal.
	www.emedicine.com /emerg/topic57.htm (4942 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
		Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), also known as Benign Positional Vertigo (BPV), or simply Positional Vertigo, is a type of dizziness caused by an abnormal reaction of the inner ear balance system to certain head movements.
		Vertigo is due to many causes and can be difficult to diagnose.
		The procedure is performed by placing the patient's head in various positions which will cause the crystals to gravitate to an area away from the balance nerve receptors to an area where they can "do no harm." The procedure takes approximately 10-20 minutes with an excellent cure rate.
	www.midwestear.com /educato.htm (374 words)

	California Headache & Balance Center (Site not responding. Last check: )
		BPPV is a disease of the inner ear's gravity perception mechanism.
		BPPV typically is diagnosed by using video nystagmography to record characteristic eye movements during head positioning.
		BPPV is best treated with specialized maneuvers (canalith repositioning maneuvers), which involve turning the head so that the crystals move back into their normal position.
	www.endmigraine.com /dizzycauses.asp (1557 words)

	Vertigo - benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - Better Health Channel.
		Vertigo is described as feeling like you are turning around when you are standing still - the experience is similar to how you feel when spinning on a playground roundabout.
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a condition characterised by episodes of sudden and severe vertigo when the head is moved around.
		BPPV is thought to be caused by little calcium carbonate crystals (otoconia) within the canals.
	www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au /bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Vertigo_benign_paroxysmal_positional_vertigo?open (996 words)

	BPPV -- BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
		In Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) dizziness is generally thought to be due to debris which has collected within a part of the inner ear.
		BPPV is also common in persons who have been treated with ototoxic medications such as gentamicin (Black et al, 2004).
		Efficacy of the Semont maneuver in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
	www.dizziness-and-balance.com /disorders/bppv/bppv.html (5050 words)

	Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - MayoClinic.com
		Vertigo is the sudden sensation that you are unsteady or that your surroundings are moving.
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common form of vertigo.
		Vertigo usually results from a problem with the nerves and the structures of the balance mechanism in your inner ear that sense movement and changes in the position of your head.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/vertigo/DS00534 (301 words)

	Dizziness Explained: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
		Recall that vertigo is an hallucination of movement.
		Though vertigo is transitory it is so uncomfortable that some are not aware it only lasts seconds and when it has been present for a long time, some hapless victims start avoiding all kinds of activities for fear something awful will occur.
		As it turns out someone with this condition does not only have vertigo but may have an array of other symptoms which goes along with vertigo, very often a sense of imbalance on one’s feet, unsteadiness, nausea, general dysequalibrium, anxiety, even tilting, and jumpiness of vision.
	www.pneuro.com /publications/dizzy/bppv.html (1189 words)

	Canalith Repositioning
		The appropriate head positions are effected to cause the crystals to be repositioned to an area away from the balance nerve receptors.
		Rather than going suddenly from position to position, an emphasis is made on moving the patient gradually, at a pace that does not generate any rotatory nystagmus.
		One hundred patient who had undergone the Canalith Repositioning Procedure for the treatment of benign positional vertigo were surveyed with regard to the financial impact of their disease.
	users.aol.com /inventmd/bppv.html (2622 words)

	Benign Positional Vertigo -- eCureMe.com
		Benign positional vertigo is a type of vertigo that is precipitated by a particular position change in the head.
		Vertigo is usually accompanied by nausea and vomiting.
		In most cases, the vertigo results from canalithiasis, the debris that floats within the semicircular canal (the portion of the inner ear that controls balance).
	www.ecureme.com /emyhealth/data/benign_positional_vertigo.asp (230 words)

	Canalith Repositioning for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
		Canalith repositioning is a non-surgical procedure performed in an outpatient setting to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
		BPPV is a type of vertigo caused by displaced debris in the semicircular canals of the ear resulting in the sensation of rotation and movement.
		Vestibular rehabilitation and particle repositioning for benign positional vertigo.
	www.bcbst.com /MPManual/Canalith_Repositioning.htm (492 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Patient guide
		Benign paroxysmal position vertigo causes short episodes of vertigo (intense dizziness) when you move your head in certain directions.
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a condition of the inner ear.
		BPPV is a condition that often goes away on its own after several weeks or months without any treatment.
	www.privatehealth.co.uk /diseases/ear-nose-throat/benign-paroxysmal-positional-vertigo (1480 words)

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		BPPV is caused by displacement of otoliths (very small stones made of crystals of calcium carbonate) within a part of the balance portion of the inner ear.
		The vertigo is caused by the collection of the otoliths in a part of the inner ear where they are not normally found.
		BPPV can occur at any age but is more common with advancing years due to degeneration of the balance system.
	www.headandneckcenter.com /articles/vertigo.cfm (1615 words)

	Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - Patient UK
		Benign paroxysmal position vertigo causes short episodes of vertigo (intense dizziness) when you move your head in certain directions.
		Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a condition of the inner ear.
		In the case of BPPV, it is certain positions of the head that trigger symptoms.
	www.patient.co.uk /showdoc/27001162 (1512 words)

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