It usually only occurs in one ear at a time. BPPV happens when calcium crystals called otoconia are dislodged from the utricle, a structure located in the inner ear. When the crystals enter the ...

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a condition that affects the tiny crystals in your inner ear, called otoconia, ...

Andrew Clements explains: “It’s caused when debris from otoconia crystals (part of the mechanism by which we balance and sense gravity) fall into the wrong part of the ear.” BPPV-related ...