Symptoms of BPV
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
5. Hearing Loss
As already mentioned, benign positional vertigo is often caused by a medical condition like an infection of the inner ear. Depending on the underlying cause, the other functions of the inner ear can also be affected. This includes what is perhaps the ear’s main function, which is hearing.
It is important to understand that benign positional vertigo does not cause hearing loss but instead, an underlying condition may cause hearing loss and vertigo at the same time. Depending upon the cause, the change will only be very slight in some patients, if they even notice it at all. In other cases, the patient might lose their hearing sensation altogether, although maybe in just one ear.
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