Benign positional vertigo - Peripheral vertigo

Vertigo is the sensation that everything around you is spinning or moving. It is considered a type of peripheral vertigo caused by an inner ear disorder. It is the most common type of vertigo. It is caused by lithiasis of the semicircular canals of the inner ear. Symptoms include a perception of spinning, loss of balance and nausea. This tends to occur with sudden movements of the head to look upwards or when rolling over in bed. The diagnosis is clinical and maneuvers are performed to reproduce the symptoms. The lithiasis can be dislodged using simple techniques. Without treatment, symptoms usually disappear within a few days or weeks.