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What Increases Your Risk

Scientists think you're more likely to develop benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) if you have one of these conditions:

  • You are an older adult.
  • You have a head injury.
  • You have an inflammation of the inner ear or of the nerve that connects the inner ear to the brain, a condition called vestibular neuritis.
  • You have ear surgery.

If you've had one episode of vertigo caused by BPPV, you are likely to have more.

Last Updated: 12/29/2008

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