Objective:

To describe the clinical-demographic characteristics of subjects with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) at vestibular rehabilitation unit admission in a rehabilitation hospital in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires between 2010 and 2021.

Materials and method:

A descriptive, observational, and cross-sectional study was conducted, using the non-probabilistic sampling technique. Variables were categorized into clinical-demographic, diagnostic, and assessment variables.

Results:

Of the total of 102 subjects with BPPV, 79 were female, with a median age of 71 years. The posterior semicircular canal was affected in 90.28% of the cases, and the right inner ear had a prevalence of 72.6%.

Conclusion:

We described the clinical-demographic characteristics of subjects with BPPV at vestibular rehabilitation unit admission between 2010 and 2021. Our sample consisted mainly of elderly women who required 3 or more medications, and the most prevalent disorder was right posterior canalithiasis.

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