Posted on 8th April 2009 by Clearwater Clinical in BPPV - Diagnosis - Treatment - DizzyFIX
BPPV, BPPV Treatment, dizzy fix, DizzyFIX, prevention, Vertigo
People often ask what it was that made them get BPPV. For many there is never really a satisfactory answer. However we do know some factors which may pre-dispose a person to getting vertigo due to BPPV. Any condition which damages the inner ear seems to be associated with BPPV. This ranges from trauma, to infections to the ever present condition – old age.
To put some specifics on what the etiology or causes of BPPV are:
- About 70% of people have age related BPPV
- About 15% of people have BPPV related to a trauma such as a car accident
- About 15% of people have BPPV following a viral infection which may include labyrinthitis (which presents as two weeks of vertigo followed by BPPV)
- There may also be a few percent which occurs with Meniere’s or other inner ear conditions which causes damage to the ear resulting in loose crystals and BPPV.
BPPV is a spectrum of etiologies and presentations which are caused by loose otoconia or inner ear crystals. Most people have similar BPPV symptoms but this is not always the case. It is important that everyone be evaluated by their physician and other causes of dizziness be ruled out.
Posted on 28th March 2009 by Clearwater Clinical in BPPV - Diagnosis - Treatment - DizzyFIX
BPPV, BPPV Treatment, dizzy fix, DizzyFIX, prevention, Vertigo
Back when I was training as an ENT surgeon in London Ontario, I learned about a condition called BPPV, the most common cause of “Vertigo“. If you have BPPV, it can have a very profound impact on your life. What I learned, however, was that most often it is incredibly easy to treat BPPV quickly without any drugs.
Inner Ear Vestibular System
I partnered with a few other doctors and some other business people to bring this treatment to the public. Since then our device, the DizzyFIX, has treated thousands of people.
In this blog, I want to talk about my experiences as an ENT doctor and the experiences of patients as they have gone from discovering the cause of their dizziness to finding the cure and how it has given them their lives back.
I’ll also talk about dizziness in general and discuss some of the conditions other than BPPV that can cause it.
I hope you find the information I present to be valuable to you.
