benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

A peripheral vertigo that is characterized by episodic vertigo followed by gait imbalance and oscillopsia with profound bilateral vestibular loss despite normal hearing.

Signs and symptoms

• Vertigo
• Oscillopsia
• Gait imbalance
• Hearing impairment

Also known as: benign paroxysmal positional nystagmus; benign recurrent vertigo