vertigo chart

Question 1

onset of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Answer 1

sudden, on rolling onto affected side or tilting head up

Question 2

duration of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Answer 2

brief - a few seconds - a few minutes

Question 3

course of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Answer 3

persists a few weeks

may recur

Question 4

hearing of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Answer 4

not affected

Question 5

tinnitus in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Answer 5

absent

Question 6

other sx of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Answer 6

occasional N/V

Question 7

onset of vestibular neuritis (neuronitis)

Answer 7

sudden

Question 8

duration of vestibular neuritis (neuronitis)

Answer 8

hours to days

up to 2wks

Question 9

course of vestibular neuritis (neuronitis)

Answer 9

may recur over 12-18mo

Question 10

hearing in vestibular neuritis (neuronitis)

Answer 10

not affected

Question 11

tinnitus in vestibular neuritis (neuronitis)

Answer 11

absent

Question 12

other sx of vestibular neuritis (neuronitis)

Answer 12

N/V

Question 13

onset of meniere’s dz

Answer 13

sudden

Question 14

duration of meniere’s dz

Answer 14

several hours to a day or more

Question 15

course of meniere’s dz

Answer 15

recurrent

Question 16

hearing in meniere’s dz

Answer 16

sensorineural hearing loss
improves + recurs
eventually progresses
unilateral or bilateral

Question 17

tinnitus in meniere’s dz

Answer 17

present, fluctuatin

Question 18

other sx in meniere’s dz

Answer 18

N + V

pressure/fullness in affected ear

Question 19

onset of 8th cranial nerve tumor w mass effect

Answer 19

insidious

Question 20

duration of 8th cranial nerve tumor w mass effect

Answer 20

variable

Question 21

course of 8th cranial nerve tumor w mass effect

Answer 21

variable

Question 22

hearing in 8th cranial nerve tumor w mass effect

Answer 22

impaired

unilateral

Question 23

tinnitus in 8th cranial nerve tumor w mass effect

Answer 23

present