title: A unified hypothesis for vestibular dysfunction?
abstract: It is our hypothesis that three distinct syndromes of vertigo (ie, labyrinthitis, Ménière's disease, and BPPV), which arise from a malfunction of the vestibular labyrinth, are in fact a spectrum of disorders all resulting from the presence of free-floating particles within the vestibular fluid chambers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, UK. john.phillips@mac.com
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: Peter R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Prinsley