Open AccessVestibular Characteristics of Patients with Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Author(s) -
BrodyCamp Sabrina,
Risey John A.,
McCoul Edward D.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2473-974X
DOI - 10.1177/2473974x18804993
Subject(s) - medicine , otorhinolaryngology , vestibular system , chronic rhinosinusitis , disease , sinusitis , vestibular disorders , prospective cohort study , audiology , surgery
Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a common disease entity with symptoms that may extend beyond the sinonasal tract. Limited data exist regarding the relationship between CRS and the vestibular system, and no previous study has investigated the association between objective vestibular findings on videonystagmography (VNG) and the diagnosis of CRS. We analyzed a prospective database of 3078 patients who underwent VNG at our institution over an 8‐year period, which included 70 subjects who had a diagnosis of CRS assigned by an otolaryngologist. Overall, the VNG findings for patients with CRS were similar to those of the general population, with 50% exhibiting normal vestibular function. Peripheral lesions were the most common abnormal VNG finding, with a wide range of subjective symptom descriptions. This preliminary report of the prevalence of objective vestibular findings in patients with CRS may form the basis for future study.