Analysis of patient variables including socioeconomic indicators and their association with recurrence rates and persistence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A retrospective case series.

We included only patients with a confirmed diagnosis of BPPV, that is, clear documentation of symptoms consistent with BPPV as well as a positive Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre or supine log roll test. Previous studies have linked recurrent or persistent BPPV to age, anxiety or/and depression and medical comorbidity. Recurrent BPPV was defined as: any episode happening more than 9 weeks after the previous session. if the patient had a documented complete resolution of their BPPV symptoms but represented with symptom recurrence. The mean age of the patients was 64 years old (range 21-95); 74% of patients were female, while 49% of patients had BPPV on both sides, 26% just on the left side and the remaining 25% of patients only had BPPV on their right side. [Extracted from the article]