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- Title
Sudden-onset dizziness and vertigo symptoms: assessment and management of vestibular causes.
- Authors
Turner, Helen; Lavender, Claire; Rea, Peter
- Abstract
Approximately 2% of adults seek medical attention annually for symptoms of moderate to severe dizziness, with a third of consultations attributable to a vestibular cause.[1] Aside from the healthcare burden, there are significant socioeconomic implications for patients presenting with these symptoms. Ménière's disease The prevalence of Ménière's disease is approximately 1 in 1000 of the population.[2] Vertigo typically lasts from 20 minutes to 12 hours with patients also reporting tinnitus, aural fullness, and fluctuating hearing loss.
- Subjects
BENIGN paroxysmal positional vertigo; VESTIBULAR apparatus diseases; VERTIGO; DIZZINESS; SENSORINEURAL hearing loss; VERTIGO treatment; VERTIGO diagnosis
- Publication
British Journal of General Practice, 2020, Vol 70, Issue 695, p310
- ISSN
0960-1643
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.3399/bjgp20X710369