Benign Vertigo ever heard of this absurd disease?

Vertigo is usually caused by an issue with the metabolic fluid in the inner ear. It isn't a cancer. Continuous exposure to loud noise can sometimes cause it. considering it is your drummer who has it, I'm not too surprised. The last drummer I worked with would have occasional bouts with it. I too have experienced it after really long and loud sessions. I would advise him to start wearing ear plugs when he plays as this may also develop in to tinnitus, a REALLY irritating condition in which one can hear a constant loud buzz, ring or hiss in their ears.

Benign means harmless, and vertigo is the dizzy feeling from being too high, but this has already probably been mentioned...your drummer is making excuses.

chipesterkhan benign just means not deadly but a drummer with vertigo is not much good, that means he is dizzy and probably also is not hearing properly so how can he drum well if his hearing is out of sync? this has nothing to do with tinnitus disease at all, that just noises one hears at might usually but with vertigo the dizzyness makes you almost deaf, does that clue you in that he is not going to do you any good? vertigo is seldom malignant, how can being dizzy be deadly unless you have an accident when falling and get killed.vertigo is just a medical term for feeling dizzy. probably the poor guy has high blood pressure and is near to having a stroke. I can see by your first sentence you had not a clue as to what that meant. lol.my husband had that too but it can be helped by medication and also usually clears up by itself eventually. yes a hair inside his ear canal, we all have hairs inside our ear canals or we would be abnormal you have them too. I worked in the medical profession for years.

I have vertigo, though I do not know if its benign or severe. Vertigo is just dizziness because the liquid in your ears are not in the proper canals. Vertigos can never be malignant because malignant refers to tumors and cancers, that is, it is a progressive disease. It can be severe, referring to frequency of the attacks. Don't bash your drummer since you obviously have no idea what you are talking about. Vertigo can last for hours until you find the position which will balance the fluids in your ears. The position you need to balance may not be the most comfortable. I once slept with my head hanging on the side of the bed because that was the only way to stop the dizziness. Vertigo has prevented me from driving because I know it is not safe. Loud noises also triggers my vertigo although it is different for every person.