CSA Stage 1 (I)

1. Which of the following does not describe BPPV?

Stands for Bronchial Positional Paternal Vertigo
Problem in the inner ear
Most common cause of vertigo
BPPV causes brief episodes of mild to intense dizziness. It is usually triggered by specific changes in your head's position

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Treat with prochlorperazine (which helps relieve severe nausea and vomiting), antihistamines (which help relieve mild nausea, vomiting and vertigo)
Inner ear problem that suddenly causes an attack, involving vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss and deep ear pressure
Muscle weakness, which is commonly mistaken for faints or dizzy spells
Lack of treatment can lead to hearing loss
Symptoms include tinnitus, vertigo, dizziness, sudden hearing loss, imbalance, nausea/emesis

May involve imbalance and nausea/emesis
Benign tumour that develops on the balance (vestibular) and hearing, or auditory (cochlear) nerves leading from your inner ear to the brain
The pressure on the nerve from the tumour may cause hearing loss and imbalance
Symptoms include: Vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss (usually 1 ear)

E = Exacerbating/Alleviating factors (What makes it better/worse?)
R = Radiation (Pain moving somewhere else? Where?)
T = Timing (Duration? Progression? Episodic [duration and frequency]? Continuous [changes to severity]?)
O = Onset (Gradual/sudden?)
S = Severity (e.g. Scale 1-10, comparison to a previous pain like child birth)
S = Start (How did it begin?)
A = Associations (Accompanying symptoms e.g. visual aura with migraines)
C = Character (Sharp/dull, burning/tingling, stabbing, crushing/tugging?)