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Overactive Attention May Keep PPPD Dizziness Going

MHD card showing a tilted head silhouette ringed by spinning motion arcs with a glowing inner-ear spiral and tilted horizon lines, illustrating a review proposing that overactive attention may keep persistent postural-perceptual dizziness going.

Overactive, misdirected attention may be the common thread that keeps persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD) going, according to a 2026 narrative review. Yang et al. argue it can explain dizziness from busy visual scenes and dizziness while simply sitting or standing still.1 Research Highlights Attention as the link: the review pulled together brain imaging, balance, perception …

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