Causes of Vertigo. Vertigo is often caused by an inner ear problem. Some of the most common causes include: BPPV. These initials stand for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. BPPV occurs when tiny calcium particles (canaliths) clump up in canals of the inner ear.
I think the pain is worse at night because of the activity during the day. I do experience pain at night (and throughout the day off & on). It makes it hard to go to sleep at night plus in the middle of the night the pain wakes me up.
This can be a sign of cancer.This is a bit trickier because although people with serious back problems do get night pain, lots of people with nothing seriously the matter get it too. A study in the UK examined 213 patients who had night pain, with 90 having pain every night.