Bárbara Vieira Coró¹, Miguel Angelo Hyppolito², Camila Giacomo Carneiro Barros², Ana Paula do Rego André³

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¹ Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
² Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
³ Hospital of Clinical of Ribeirão Preto, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Abstract: Introduction: Currently it is very common that the search for diagnosis and treatment for curing diseases can cause vertigo or dizziness. Objective: This study sought to characterize the profile of patients seen in the clinic for vestibular rehabilitation in a tertiary hospital in the last 10 years. Methods: Survey questionnaires of patients with dizziness. Results: The prevalence of treated subjects was female 65.3% (N = 439). The average age was 54.9 years old. Dizziness type roundabout was more prevalent 33.04% (N = 222). Tinnitus occurred in 58.33% of the population. The time of most observed dizziness was less than 5 years 70.68% (N = 475). Neurovegetative symptoms appeared in 63.98% (N = 430) of the population. The bilateral normal hearing was more standard 35.26% (N = 237). The topographic diagnosis of peripheral origin was the most usual 65.47% (N = 440). Conclusion: The peripheral otoneurologic involvement was more prevalent in this population, affecting more women at an average age of 54.9 years old. The most prevalent symptoms were vertigo, nausea, tachycardia, sweating, vomiting and tinnitus, characterizing the peripheral vestibular impairment. The time of dizziness was less than five years. Audiological standard normal curve was predominant and the symptom of tinnitus was the most reported. The most prevalent comorbidity was Hypertension.

Keywords: Dizziness, Epidemiology, Rehabilitation

Cite this paper: Coró, B. , Hyppolito, M. , Barros, C. and do Rego André, A. (2019) Profile of Patients Treated in Outpatient Vestibular Rehabilitation at a Hospital in São Paulo. International Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10, 9-15. doi: 10.4236/ijcm.2019.101002.

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