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Efficacy and Comparison of Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises on Quality of Life in Patients with Vestibular Disorders

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Vertigo is the sensation of spinning or having one’s surroundings spin about them. It represents about 25% of cases of occurrences of dizziness Yardley et al. (Br J Gen Pract 48(429):1131–1135, 1998). About 40% patients have peripheral vestibular dysfunction (Neuhauser in Curr Opin Neurol 20:40–46, 2007). Quality of life (QOL) is significantly impaired by vertigo (Patatas et al. in Braz J Otorhinolaryngol 75:387–394, 2009). To study the effect and compare vestibular exercises on QOL in patients with vestibular disorders. 120 individuals with vestibular disorders like acoustic neuroma, vestibular neuritis, labyrinthitis, Meniere’s disease, vestibulopathy, ISSNHL and ototoxicity were included. Four groups adaptation exercises, habituation exercises, substitution exercises, and combined exercises were formed and 30 individuals were selected in each group randomly. Vestibular activities and participation (VAP) was administered before and after exercises to fulfill the aim. VAP Scale results revealed significant difference between pre and post treatment score in all groups, suggestive of positive effect on QOL in patients with vestibular disorders. Improvements in VAP Score between all groups were compared and significant difference was observed. Combined exercises group found to be best out of 4 exercises group.

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Sharma, K.G., Gupta, A.K. Efficacy and Comparison of Vestibular Rehabilitation Exercises on Quality of Life in Patients with Vestibular Disorders. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 72, 474–479 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-020-01920-y

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