KARAKTERISTIK PENDERITA VERTIGO POSISI PAROKSISMAL JINAK (VPPJ) di RSUP DR M DJAMIL PADANG

Abstract

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common types of peripheral vestibular vertigo, which has symptoms of spinning dizziness followed by nausea and vomiting and cold sweats. The risk factor for benign whereas at an older age it is a disease related to vascular (hypertension, diabetes mellitus, etc.) This study aims to determine the characteristics of patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (VPPJ) at Dr. M. Djamil Padang in the 2021 –2023 period. This research is a descriptive research with a research designcross-sectional. The sampling technique used issimple total sampling with a total sample of 44 samples. Based on the results of the study, several factors were obtained as follows: of the 44 female patients, there were 34 (77.3%), while there were 10 men (22.7%), the most age group was in the range of 45-65 years, namely 20 people (45.5%), the posterior canal was the most affected in 30 patients (68.2%), then the anterior canal in 13 people (29.5%) and multicanal in 1 person (2.3%). The side of the ear that was most affected was the right ear for 27 patients (61.4%), then the left ear for 11 patients (25%) and bilaterally for 6 patients (13.6%). Conclusions of this study are 1) Most cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo occur in late adulthood. 2) Most cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo occur in women compared to men. 3) Cases of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo most often involve the dextra posterior semicircular canal