“positional vertigo”

We have one entry that includes the term positional vertigo.

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

noun

: a condition marked by short, recurrent episodes of vertigo and nystagmus brought about by a change in head position that is caused by the movement of small crystals of calcium carbonate in the inner ear that have become dislodged from the utricle and entered the semicircular canals abbreviation BPPV, BPV see epley maneuver


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