@article{ref1,
title="Prevalence of pediatric dizziness and imbalance in the United States",
journal="Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery",
year="2019",
author="Brodsky, Jacob R. and Lipson, Sophie and Bhattacharyya, Neil",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: Understand the prevalence of vestibular symptoms in US children. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional analysis. SETTING: 2016 National Health Interview Survey. <br><br>SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Responses from the 2016 National Health Interview Survey for children ages 3 to 17 years were examined to determine the prevalence of vestibular symptoms and provider-assigned diagnoses. <br><br>RESULTS: Dizziness or imbalance was reported in 3.5 (95% confidence interval, 3.1-3.9) million patients (5.6%) with a mean age of 11.5 years. Dizziness was reported in 1.2 million patients (2.0%) with a mean age of 12.7 years and balance impairment in 2.3 million patients (3.7%) with a mean age of 10.6 years. Prevalence of dizziness and imbalance did not vary by sex (<i>P</i> =.6, <i>P</i> =.2). Evaluation by a health professional was reported for 42% of patients with dizziness and 43% of patients with imbalance, with diagnoses reported in 45% and 48% of patients with dizziness and imbalance, respectively. The most common diagnoses reported for dizziness were depression or child psychiatric disorder (12%), side effects from medications (11%), head/neck injury or concussion (8.4%), and developmental motor coordination disorder (8.3%). The most common diagnoses reported for imbalance were blurred vision with head motion, &quot;bouncing&quot; or rapid eye movements (9.1%), depression or child psychiatric disorder (6.2%), head/neck injury or concussion (6.1%), and side effects from medications (5.9%). <br><br>CONCLUSION: The national prevalence of childhood vestibular symptoms is more common than previously thought. Reported diagnoses varied greatly from the literature, suggesting a need for increased awareness of causes of vestibular symptoms in children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0194-5998",
doi="10.1177/0194599819887375",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0194599819887375"
}