Considerations

• NIDCD describes Bening Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) as vertigo that occurs suddenly and intensely when changing the position of the head. It lasts only a brief moment.
  
  

More Considerations

• Labyrinthitis, irritation and swelling of the inner ear, may be the result of an ear infection such as otitis media or a URI (upper respiratory infection), according to Medline Plus.
  
  

Effects

• According to Merck, symptoms of Meniere's disease include sudden episodes of vertigo accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The vertigo may become disabling.
  
  

More Effects

• Vestibular neuronitis, a disease mostly affecting young to middle-aged adults, presents as a paroxysmal attack of dizziness and tinnitus, according to MedicineNet.
  
  

Types

• A perilymph fistula, fluid leaking from the inner ear to the middle ear, can occur when a head injury is sustained.