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The relation between dizziness and suspected obstructive sleep apnoea.
Maas, Britta D P J; Bruintjes, Tjasse D; van der Zaag-Loonen, Hester J; van Leeuwen, Roeland B.
Affiliation
  • Maas BDPJ; Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands. brittamaas91@gmail.com.
  • Bruintjes TD; Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
  • van der Zaag-Loonen HJ; Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
  • van Leeuwen RB; Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands.
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol ; 277(5): 1537-1543, 2020 May.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32072242
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

(1) To determine the prevalence of a high risk of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in patients with dizziness. (2) To assess a relation between the risk of OSA and dizziness-related impairment. (3) To determine whether a high risk of OSA is associated with unexplained dizziness or with hyperventilation/anxiety disorders.

METHODS:

In this cross-sectional study, we included Dutch adult patients with dizziness. Patients suffering from dementia were excluded. We asked patients to complete the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and STOP-Bang questionnaire (SBQ). Based on the SBQ, patients were subdivided into groups with a low, intermediate, and high risks of OSA. All patients were subjected to our standard examinations for the workup for dizziness.

RESULTS:

Among 704 included patients with a mean age of 59 years (± 17 years), 258 (37%) were male. A high risk of OSA was present in 144 (20%) of our patients of whom 120 (83%) were male. Male patients with a high risk of OSA reported an on average 9-point higher score on the DHI than male patients with a low risk of OSA (p = 0.018). We determined an independent relation between the risk of OSA and dizziness-related impairment. We observed no relation between a high risk of OSA and unexplained dizziness or hyperventilation/anxiety disorders.

CONCLUSION:

The prevalence of a high risk of OSA in male patients with dizziness is high and a higher risk of OSA is associated with more dizziness-related impairments. A high risk of OSA is not associated with unexplained dizziness or with hyperventilation/anxiety disorders.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Dizziness Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Journal subject: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country:

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Sleep Apnea, Obstructive / Dizziness Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol Journal subject: OTORRINOLARINGOLOGIA Year: 2020 Document type: Article Affiliation country: