Historical Examples. 1  Jones not a British subject after all, but a Swede, who's travelled in America! 2  At the first glance he gave one the impression of being a Finn or a Swede. 3  There was a Swede yarning with the skipper, but they wouldn't let me hear.  One was an American tough, the other a lazy, foul-mouthed Swede.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) This is one of the most common causes of vertigo. It can occur during specific head movements, while standing up or bending over, crossing the road, or turning in bed. BPPV involves short, intense, recurrent attacks of vertigo (usually lasting a few seconds to a few minutes).
There is a range of different diseases and conditions that can lead to vertigo. Vertigo often occurs as the result of an imbalance in the inner ear. Less commonly, problems in parts of the brain can cause vertigo. Conditions that can cause the different types of vertigo include: Labyrinthitis: This is an inflammation of the inner ear labyrinth, and the nerve within that is responsible for encoding the body's head motion and position as well as sound, known as the vestibulocochlear nerve.