Menopause and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Oluwaseye Ayoola Ogun, Bela Büki, Edward S Cohn, Kristen L Janky, Yunxia Wang Lundberg

Publikation: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift (peer-reviewed)Artikel in Fachzeitschrift

53 Zitate (Scopus)

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to examine the age and sex distribution and the effects of menopause in a large cohort of participants diagnosed with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

METHODS: We analyzed 1,377 BPPV patients and surveyed 935 women from this group-all diagnosed at the Boys Town National Research Hospital in the last decade.

RESULTS: A detailed age and sex distribution analysis of BPPV onset showed that aging had a profound impact on BPPV occurrence in both sexes, and that perimenopausal women were especially susceptible to BPPV (3.2:1 female-to-male ratio). The latter is a novel finding and was confirmed by a direct survey of female BPPV patients (168 participated). In addition, there was a pronounced female preponderance (6.8:1 female-to-male ratio) in BPPV in the teenage group despite its low prevalence in this age group.

CONCLUSIONS: Data suggest that hormonal fluctuations (especially during menopause) may increase the tendency to develop BPPV.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)886-889
Seitenumfang4
FachzeitschriftMenopause
Jahrgang21
Ausgabenummer8
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Aug. 2014

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