Walking and balance in older adults with age-related hearing loss: A cross-sectional study of cases and matched controls.

Background: Hearing loss (HL) is prevalent in older individuals. It is suggested that there is an association between age-related HL, walking and balance, leading to poorer function and increased risk of falls in older individuals.

Research Question: Is HL associated with physical performance, gait variability, and postural sway in older adults, and will additional dizziness moderate the effect of HL on balance?

Methods: In this cross-sectional study we examined 100 older individuals (age ≥70 years, 60 % females), divided in two groups, with or without age-related HL.

Psychometric Properties and Concurrent Validity of a 10-Item Questionnaire for Patients With Vestibular Disorders.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties and concurrent validity of the Haukeland Dizziness Questionnaire (HDQ-10), a 10-item questionnaire designed for simplified assessment of symptom severity and emotional effects in patients with vestibular disorders.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Secondary referral hospital.

Vestibular Tests Related to Tumor Volume in 137 Patients With Small to Medium-Sized Vestibular Schwannoma.

Objective: The video head impulse test (vHIT) and cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP and oVEMP) are new methods for measuring peripheral vestibular function. The objectives of this study were to compare these tests and the traditionally used caloric test in patients with small and medium-sized untreated vestibular schwannoma (VS) and to measure the correlation between the tests' results and tumor volume.

Study Design: National cross-sectional study.

Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) and quality of life: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: To determine if Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD) is associated with increased burden of dizziness and quality of life. Secondly, if this association is present, to determine if it can be explained by differences in anxiety and/or depression between patients with PPPD and dizzy patients without PPPD.

Methods: Cross-sectional study performed in an outpatient otolaryngology clinic, including patients 18-67 years referred from primary care for suspected vestibular disease with chronic dizziness.

Musculoskeletal pain patterns and association between dizziness symptoms and pain in patients with long term dizziness - a cross-sectional study.

Background: The impact of long-term dizziness is considerable both on the personal level and in society and may lead to self-imposed restrictions in daily activities and social relations due to fear of triggering the symptoms. Musculoskeletal complaints seem to be common in persons with dizziness, but studies addressing these complaints as a widespread occurrence, are scarce. This study aimed to examine the occurrence of widespread pain in patients with long-term dizziness and investigate the associations between pain and dizziness symptoms.

Hearing threshold and physical performance in older people: a cross-sectional study from the HUNT4 cohort.

Purpose: To evaluate the association between increased hearing loss and reduced physical performance in older people.

Methods: Cross-sectional population-based study using data from the fourth wave of the Trøndelag Health Survey (HUNT4) in Norway. Data were obtained from the subproject HUNT4 Hearing which collected audiometric data of people > 70 years (N = 13,197).

The Romberg sign, unilateral vestibulopathy, cerebrovascular risk factors, and long-term mortality in dizzy patients.

Objectives: Describe the relationship between unsteadiness, canal paresis, cerebrovascular risk factors, and long-term mortality in patients examined for dizziness of suspected vestibular origin.

Study Design: Observational cohort with prospective collection of survival data.

Setting: University clinic neurotological unit.

The Dizziness Handicap Inventory and sickness absence: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to examine the association between the Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI) and sickness absence from work in patients with dizziness.

Material And Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at an otolaryngology clinic with 238 patients referred for a suspected vestibular disorder during a 1-year period. The association between sickness absence over the last 30 days and DHI was examined with binary and ordinal logistic regression.

Long-Term Survival in 1,931 Patients With Dizziness: Disease- and Symptom-Specific Mortality.

Objective: To evaluate mortality among patients referred for suspected vestibular disorder and to examine whether specific symptoms or disorders predict long-term survival among patients with dizziness or vertigo.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed long-term survival data.

Evaluation of Self-reported Symptoms in 1,457 Dizzy Patients and Associations With Caloric Testing and Posturography.

Objective: To determine if symptoms regarding timing and triggers of dizziness are useful for categorizing patients with dizziness, and to evaluate how patient-reported symptoms predict vestibular asymmetry, postural sway, and vestibular diagnoses.

Study Design: Retrospective chart review.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Hearing as an Independent Predictor of Postural Balance in 1075 Patients Evaluated for Dizziness.

Objective: To evaluate the association between hearing and postural balance.

Study Design: Retrospective cross-sectional study.

Setting: Tertiary care otolaryngology clinic.