Spontaneous cure nature of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
HAN Lin
JING Yuanyuan
MA Xin
YU Lisheng
Abstract：Objective Analyzing the differences between the typical history with negative and positive positioning test,diss-cussing the possible pathogenesis of spontaneous cure of BPPV.Methods Detailed record 76 cases according the following stan-dards:1.recurrent vestibular vertigo;2.during of vertigo were shorter than 1 mins;3.feeling vertigo when rolling on bed and lying down. Results Of 76 cases, 45 cases accorded with the diagonosis standard of Guiyang meeting, 31 cases presented negative. The average age of positive group and negative group were 53.5 ± 13.6 and 49.7 ± 14.8,doing T test between the two groups, t=1.076,P=0.286,P>0.05,the difference of the two groups had no statistical significance.The history course of the two groups were 13.5 ± 13.17 days and 14.2 ± 13.84 days,doing noparameter test,Z=0.429,P=0.668,P>0.05,the difference of the two groups had no statistical significance.Conclusions Besides canalithiasis and cupulolithiasis, part of BPPV may be related with otolith organ or nerve disease. Spontaneous cure mechanism of BPPV may be related with mild disease of otholith or nerve.
Keywords：VertigoBenign paroxysmal positionalNystagmusPathogenesisSpontaneous cure
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 228-230 )