What is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

Positional vertigo (dizziness) is a disorder caused by problems in the inner ear. It is characterized by repeated episodes of positional vertigo that produces a spinning sensation caused by changes in the position of the head.

How do members experience benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo*

Who has benign paroxysmal positional vertigo on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 15
30s 43
40s 87
50s 149
60s 164
70+ 112

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 112
Female 456

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What is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo?

Positional vertigo (dizziness) is a disorder caused by problems in the inner ear. It is characterized by repeated episodes of positional vertigo that produces a spinning sensation caused by changes in the position of the head.



Common symptoms reported by people with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

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Compare treatments taken by people with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

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Who has benign paroxysmal positional vertigo on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 3 new patients joined this month
  • 247 say BPPV is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 15
30s 43
40s 87
50s 149
60s 164
70+ 112
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 16
20-29 years 40
30-39 years 53
40-49 years 67
50-59 years 41
60-69 years 19
70+ years 4

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 112
Female 456

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 267
Not Diagnosed 34

These charts show data from BPPV patients who have completed their condition history
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