BPPV vs Meniere's Disease: What's the Difference & How to Improve

Learn the key differences between BPPV and Meniere's disease, so you have hope of recovering.

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This video is all about understanding the difference between BPPV and Meniere’s disease because how can you have any hope of recovering if you don’t know what kind of vertigo you have? Make sure to watch until the end because I’ll tell you what you can do to recover from both kinds of vertigo.

Let’s start with what BPPV is and how to recognize it. BPPV stands for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo which means a feeling of spinning that comes on suddenly from certain head positions. It’s called benign because it’s not life threatening or progressive even though it is intense and debilitating. It is caused when particles in the inner ear, called otoconia, come loose and enter one of the inner ear canals. This is a fluid filled canal that helps our brain process head movement and when the particles move inside the canal they cause a false sensation of spinning. Vertigo attacks from BPPV are a sudden intense feeling of spinning that only lasts for 30 to 90 seconds. It can cause nausea and vomiting during the attack but afterwards it will settle down and you will be fine until another attack is triggered. BPPV attacks are ONLY triggered by specific head movements that cause the particles in the inner ear to move. These include getting into and out of bed, rolling over in bed and looking up or down.

Meniere’s disease is also a cause of vertigo and happens when the body produces an excessive amount of inner ear fluid which causes the inner ear to expand. This expansion causes some damage to the inner ear and interferes with inner ear function and can alter blood flow. This results in the feeling of vertigo. A vertigo attack from Ménière’s disease can last from 20 minutes to several hours. This can cause the sufferer to vomit over and over again and they may not be able to stand up and will Jane to lay down until it stops. During this attack the ear might feel stuffy. You may also hear a roaring sound kind of like the sound of a vacuum cleaner and you may not be able to hear very well out of that ear during the episode. After the episode ends ear function tends to improve but over time hearing loss and balance tend to decrease. It’s a progressive condition meaning it tends to get worse over time.

Comparing the two conditions There are some pretty obvious differences. Ménière’s disease is much less common and episodes are much longer, usually lasting at least 20 minutes up to several hours whereas BPPV attacks are usually less than 90 seconds. The feeling of stuffiness in the ear and hearing loss and the roaring sound of Ménière’s disease are all distinguishing symptoms that are not present with BPPV. BPPV attacks are all pretty much the same and triggered by head movements whereas Ménière’s attacks are not triggered by head movements and will hit you out of the blue.

If you have Ménière’s disease it’s definitely worth working with a specialist like an ENT or a neurologist specializing in vertigo disorders To get a definitive diagnosis and treatment plan But there are things you can do to help as well. You may notice that poor diet like excess sugar and other inflammatory foods can make the episodes more frequent and more intense. Stress and Lack of sleep or poor quality sleep will also likely make your attacks worse. Working to improve these things can improve your condition. There is also a research backed vitamin protocol that is simple and cost-effective thot has helped many people that you can try. I made a video on it and I’ll put a link to it at the end of this video.

If you have BPPV I created a step-by-step Program that can instantly relieve your vertigo and teach you how to keep it from coming back. Just click the link at the end of the video to check it out.

[julieseier]

And listen to soft music to help at night they have help me on

[julieseier]

I pass out with it it goes in to spinning and I throw up it is very terrible but I have a board to balance on it you rock it back and forth you can use them at gym or buy one to help

[sprakenayt]

As they say BPPV is underdiagnosed while Menieres is overdiagnosed. In short both are not easy to diagnose. But less mentioned even from scholarly articles is the possible coexistence of BPPV and Menieres during the advanced stage of the latter. When that happens you dont want to treat positional vertigo the same way you approach vertigo from Menieres and vice versa.

[lex_hayes]

12 hours. I;'ve had vertigo and have been off balance 24/7 for 9 months.... It never goes away. Day/night. Light/dark. It's not triggered by head movements but I have nystagmus on my left side and hearing loss, negative pressure and shocking tinnitus.... Nothing fits for constant never ending vertigo. MRI was clear.

[julieseier]

Yes I know on it my hubby help me on it and if you have grab bars helps on it

[julieseier]

I have meinere disease I take things for it help me on it I have it a long timewithit

[julieseier]

I did they gave a paper to go by in doing it and I had do walking to do on it

[RavenMystic]

I thought I was just getting bvvp but I'll get episodes that last much longer even causing me to vomit I need to see an ENT

[ds]

Thanks for your explanations of both. Interestingly, I had the onset of a fluttering in my ear for a few seconds and then the room would spin like crazy. It was not directional and could happen at anytime walking, sitting, but not laying down. That whole thing lasted about a week. During that time my ENT sent me to have a hearing test and a VNG test to see where this disturbance could be coming from. One of the test was for BPPV and that was normal. The test revealed nothing was wrong which is great but now I am left with a mild swaying like you get while on a boat. My primary physician prescribed 2 nasal sprays, Singular, and Meclizine. Have been on this for about a 1 1/2 weeks. Like I said the swaying is pretty mild but constant. Please help if you can. Thanks.

[julieseier]

Go to hearing person on it to help on it

[AnoniNH-ogkd]

Yes, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) can cause vertigo episodes that last more than a few seconds. BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo, which is the feeling that you or your surroundings are spinning. BPPV episodes are usually brief, lasting a few seconds to less than a minute, but they can sometimes persist for days.

[julieseier]

You need to have acid reflect yes with mine there is different ones you get

[michaelkeller]

Is it possible to have both? I have every symptom of menieres, but I get the vertigo spells like bppv

[julieseier]

I have a noise white maker to help calm it at nite for me

[julieseier]

Or a bed rest so you don't stay flat it has to be prop up on it you can buy ones for it

[nasarkwt]

Sir i have vertigo now last 2 month now little better but wen i sit in bathroom on w/c i get little spin plz reply y

[susanlee]

I still don't know which I have because I have symptoms of both

[julieseier]

Lay down and rest on it but have a can near by to throw up ok

[julieseier]

The doctor will know on it to help her on it

[petersamples]

Vertigo Meneires is a BEAST it gets in and destroys your brain in other words, it destroys your brain body and your life