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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 886-889 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Menopause |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2014 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo/complications
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Cohort Studies
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Menopause
- Middle Aged
- Nebraska/epidemiology
- Sex Factors