Coexistence of endolymphatic hydrops and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treated with repositioning maneuver: A case report

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a peripheral vestibular disease that occurs by sudden head movements and is characterized by dizziness that lasts for seconds. Endolymphatic hydrops is a vestibular pathology that causes hearing loss, tinnitus, fullness in the ear and dizziness due to increased endolymphatic pressure in the inner ear. Although BPPV and endolymphatic hydrops are considered as two different entities, it has recently been reported that there may be a relationship between these two diseases. However, the pathophysiology of this relationship has not been clearly elucidated. In this paper, we discussed the relationship between these two diseases accompanied by a patient with a sudden onset of endolymphatic hydrops and BPPV which was treated with repositioning maneuver