Journal Reviews

Does the season affect the diagnosis of vestibular disorders?

7 January 2020 | | Vestibular Disorders | BPPV, ENT practices, Germany, Meniere’s disease, Vestibular disorders, benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo, demographic data, seasonal variation, vestibular neuritis, vestibular neuronitis

There are mixed results in the literature regarding seasonal variation in the presentation of various peripheral vestibular disorders. In this large population study involving over 20,000 patients recruited from 116 ENT practices across Germany, the authors analysed the demographic characteristics...

How does the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) correlate with demographics and symptoms of patients?

1 July 2017 | | Dizziness handicap inventory, demographic; diagnosis, vestibular disorders, vestibular symptoms

The DHI is widely used to assess the self-perceived emotional, functional and physical disability in subjects with dizziness and balance problems. By studying the data of 568 patients retrospectively, the authors sought to determine the gender and age differences in...