Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo causes
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.
Overview
Overview
Common causes of BPPV may include age related degeneration of the vestibular system, and head trauma. Less common causes of BPPV include ear surgery, and prolong positioning on the back (in dentist chair).
Causes
Causes
Life-threatening Causes
- There are no life-threatening causes of BPPV.
Common Causes
Common causes of BPPV may include:[1][2]
- Age related degeneration of the vestibular system
- Head trauma
Less Common Causes
Less common causes of BPPV include:[3]
Genetic Causes
- The development of idiopathic BPPV may be the result of multiple genetic mutations which leads to less adhesive gelatinous matrix of the utricular macula which predisposed them to BPPV.
Causes by Organ System
| Cardiovascular | No underlying causes |
| Chemical/Poisoning | No underlying causes |
| Dental | Prolong positioning on the back (in dentist chair) |
| Dermatologic | No underlying causes |
| Drug Side Effect | No underlying causes |
| Ear Nose Throat | Ear surgery/ vestibular abnormalities |
| Endocrine | No underlying causes |
| Environmental | No underlying causes |
| Gastroenterologic | No underlying causes |
| Genetic | Familial predisposition to BPPV |
| Hematologic | No underlying causes |
| Iatrogenic | No underlying causes |
| Infectious Disease | No underlying causes |
| Musculoskeletal/Orthopedic | No underlying causes |
| Neurologic | No underlying causes |
| Nutritional/Metabolic | No underlying causes |
| Obstetric/Gynecologic | No underlying causes |
| Oncologic | No underlying causes |
| Ophthalmologic | No underlying causes |
| Overdose/Toxicity | No underlying causes |
| Psychiatric | No underlying causes |
| Pulmonary | No underlying causes |
| Renal/Electrolyte | No underlying causes |
| Rheumatology/Immunology/Allergy | No underlying causes |
| Sexual | No underlying causes |
| Trauma | Head trauma |
| Urologic | No underlying causes |
| Miscellaneous | No underlying causes |
Causes in Alphabetical Order
List the causes of the disease in alphabetical order:
- Age related degeneration of the vestibular system
- Ear surgery
- Genetic
- Head trauma
References
References
- ↑ Gordon CR, Joffe V, Levite R, Gadoth N (November 2002). “[Traumatic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: diagnosis and treatment]”. Harefuah (in Hebrew). 141 (11): 944–7, 1012, 1011. PMID 12476625.
- ↑ Iwasaki S, Yamasoba T (February 2015). “Dizziness and Imbalance in the Elderly: Age-related Decline in the Vestibular System”. Aging Dis. 6 (1): 38–47. doi:10.14336/AD.2014.0128. PMC 4306472. PMID 25657851.
- ↑ Chiarella, Giuseppe; Leopardi, Gianluca; De Fazio, Luca; Chiarella, Rosarita; Cassandro, Ettore (2007). “Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo after dental surgery”. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. 265 (1): 119–122. doi:10.1007/s00405-007-0397-7. ISSN 0937-4477.
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