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Aggregating the symptoms of superior semicircular canal dehiscence syndrome
Author(s) -
Naert Laura,
Berg Raymond,
Heyning Paul,
Bisdorff Alexandre,
Sharon Jeffrey D.,
Ward Bryan K.,
Rompaey Vincent
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1002/lary.27062
Subject(s) - medicine , vertigo , hearing loss , medline , dehiscence , systematic review , quality of life (healthcare) , physical therapy , audiology , pediatrics , surgery , nursing , political science , law
Objectives/Hypothesis To aggregate symptoms reported by patients with superior canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) and to develop an evidence‐based symptom set by performing a systematic review of the literature. Study Design Database search and critical assessment of research studies. Methods Medline and PubMed databases were searched for articles that reported the preoperative symptoms of adult and pediatric patients with unilateral and bilateral SCDS. Articles were excluded if they reported on associated diseases or did not report symptoms. Results Of the 397 articles retrieved, 66 were retained for quantitative analysis. Among 431 patients with SCDS, 91 symptom terms were reported. After combining synonymous terms, 22 symptoms were derived by consensus. Of the raw total number of reported symptoms, 92.5% can be attributed to five common symptoms: spontaneous dizziness (51%), autophony (42.5%), pressure‐induced vertigo (37.4%), hearing loss (39.9%), and sound‐induced vertigo (42.7%). Conclusions This systematic review of symptoms reported by patients with SCDS identified a 22‐item common symptom set. These items can be used to create an evidence‐based patient‐reported outcome measure to evaluate health‐related quality of life in SCDS. Laryngoscope , 1932–1938, 2018