The prevalence of ear, nose and throat problems in the community: results from a national cross-sectional postal survey in Scotland

Hannaford, Philip Christopher; Simpson, Julie A; Bisset, Ann F; Davis, Adrian; McKerrow, W. S.; Mills, R. P.

doi:10.1093/fampra/cmi004

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“…[3][4][5][6][7] In the present study, as well as in previous studies, dizziness/vertigo was more common for women than for men in all age groups. 7,[9][10][11][12][13][14]29 However, women also have higher rates of sickness absence in general, 19,30,31 often explained by occupational differences. 19,32,33 Less control of working conditions increases the burden on employees, especially on women in low-paid jobs.…”

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“…7,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Lifetime prevalence was estimated to be 30% in a German survey, 11 while a study from Scotland reported 21% vertigo, 29% unsteadiness, and 13% other types of dizziness. 10 In a sample of general practices in London, 24% reported patients with dizziness in the last month. 16 The studies differ, with unequal populations, different case definitions, and different measures of prevalence.…”

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Occupational disability caused by dizziness and vertigo: a register-based prospective study

Skøien¹,

Wilhemsen²,

Gjesdal³

2008

Br J Gen Pract

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Occupational disability caused by dizziness and vertigo: a register-based prospective study

Skøien¹,

Wilhemsen²,

Gjesdal³

2008

Br J Gen Pract

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“…4 Vertigo is among the most common reasons for a physician visit, with estimated lifetime prevalence between 20% and 30%. [5][6][7] An epidemiological study in France reported a considerably higher 1 year prevalence of 48.3%.…”

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Clinicoetiological pattern and pharmacotherapy practices in patients with new onset vertigo: findings from a prospective multicenter registry in India

Kameswaran

Pujari²,

Singh³

et al. 2017

Int J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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Background: The objective was to evaluate the clinicoetiological pattern and pharmacotherapy practices of new onset vertigo in India. Methods: This multicentre, prospective, registry was conducted in adult patients across 37 centres. Enrolled patients were followed at week 1, month 1 and 3 to assess clinicoetiological characteristics, prescribed pharmacotherapy, safety and effectiveness of treatment. Results: Of the 1520 patients enrolled, 1428 (93.95%) completed the study. The mean (SD) age was 50.2 (±15.37) years and 53.2% were women. Of 202 patients reporting co-morbidities, 55.4% had cardiovascular disease and 38.6% had diabetes mellitus. Peripheral causes were predominant in majority (74.3%); benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) being the most frequent (67.58%). Migraine affected 68.9% (80/116) patients, .as the central cause. Betahistine (74.6%) and prochlorperazine (21.75%) were the top two drugs of choice irrespective of origin, preferred by all treating specialists. Both the drugs significantly prevented recurrence by week 1 (prochlorperazine: 76.6%; betahistine: 64.2%) (p<0.001) and over 3 months. A lower daily dose of betahistine (15.6±5.26 mg) was preferred. Almost half complained of nausea and vomiting; prochlorperazine significantly reduced recurrence of both within a week (p<0.001). The treatments were well-tolerated with no reported adverse drug reactions. Conclusions: The study demonstrates vestibular vertigo, BPPV to be the dominant type in Indian patients with new onset vertigo. Betahistine and prochlorperazine top the physicians’ preference list, with equal benefits in preventing recurrence. Prochlorperazine has an additional antinausea and antiemetic property, thereby may improve patient satisfaction. Prescription of a lower dose of betahistine calls for the need to sensitize physicians.

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“…Whilst many different forms of sound experiences are reported, a majority of patients describe the sound as buzzing, hissing, whistling, or ringing. Chronic tinnitus is a common health problem with a prevalence of 10-18% in the adult population (Gopinath, McMahon, Rochtchina, Karpa, & Mitchell, 2010;Hannaford, Simpson et al, 2005;Kuttila, Kuttila, Le Bell, Alanen, & Suonpää, 2005;Nondahl, Cruickshanks et al, 2010). However, only a small proportion of tinnitus patients, i.e., about 0.5 to 3% of the adult population, develop severe distress and experience impairment in everyday life (A.…”

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Acceptance of Tinnitus: Validation of the Tinnitus Acceptance Questionnaire

Weise

Kleinstäuber

Hesser

et al. 2013

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

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The concept of acceptance has recently received growing attention within tinnitus research due to the fact that tinnitus acceptance is one of the major targets of psychotherapeutic treatments. Accordingly, acceptance-based treatments will most likely be increasingly offered to tinnitus patients and assessments of acceptance-related behaviours will thus be needed. The current study investigated the factorial structure of the Tinnitus Acceptance Questionnaire (TAQ) and the role of tinnitus acceptance as mediating link between sound perception (i.e., subjective loudness of tinnitus) and tinnitus distress.In total, 424 patients with chronic tinnitus completed the TAQ and validated measures of tinnitus distress, anxiety and depression online. Confirmatory factor analysis provided support to a good fit of the data to the hypothesised bifactor model (RMSEA = .065; CFI = .974; TLI = .958; SRMR = .032). In addition, mediation analysis, using a nonparametric joint coefficient approach, revealed that tinnitus specific acceptance partially mediated the relation between subjective tinnitus loudness and tinnitus distress (path ab=5.96; 95% CI: 4.49, 7.69). In a multiple mediator model, tinnitus acceptance had a significantly stronger indirect effect than anxiety.The results confirm the factorial structure of the TAQ and suggest the importance of a general acceptance factor that contributes important unique variance beyond that of the firstorder factors activity engagement and tinnitus suppression. Tinnitus acceptance as measured with the TAQ is proposed to be a key construct in tinnitus research and should be further implemented into treatment concepts to reduce tinnitus distress.

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The prevalence of ear, nose and throat problems in the community: results from a national cross-sectional postal survey in Scotland

Abstract: ENT problems occur frequently in the community, and most are managed without consulting medical services. Whilst reasonable for many problems, there are likely to be important groups in the community with ENT problems that might benefit from modern interventions.

Cited by 218 publications

References 15 publications

Occupational disability caused by dizziness and vertigo: a register-based prospective study

Occupational disability caused by dizziness and vertigo: a register-based prospective study

Clinicoetiological pattern and pharmacotherapy practices in patients with new onset vertigo: findings from a prospective multicenter registry in India

Acceptance of Tinnitus: Validation of the Tinnitus Acceptance Questionnaire

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