Causes of peripheral vertigo include:[1][2][3][4][5]
- Inner-ear problems, such as neuronitis or labyrinthitis, and Ménière’s disease
- Vestibular nerve problems, such as pressure on, or inflammation or infection of, the vestibular nerve
- Medications which have vertigo as a side effect, including some antibiotics, diuretics, salicylates and cisplatin
- Head injury affecting peripheral vestibular structures
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the most common cause of peripheral vertigo
Causes of central vertigo include:
- Certain conditions, such as blood vessel disease or multiple sclerosis (MS)
- An inadequate blood supply to the brain, such as a stroke or a transient ischemic attack (TIA)
- Medications such as aspirin and anti-epileptic drugs (e.g., phenytoin, phenobarbital, and carbamazepine)
- Drinking alcohol
- Head injury affecting central vestibular structures
- Posterior fossa brain tumors[6]
- Vestibular migraine