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Negative association between treated osteoporosis and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in women

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2009

A A Mikulec ,
K A Kowalczyk ,
M E Pfitzinger ,
D A Harris  and
L E Jackson
A A Mikulec*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA
K A Kowalczyk
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA
M E Pfitzinger
Affiliation:
The Ear Institute of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA
D A Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Saint Louis University, Missouri, USA
L E Jackson
Affiliation:
The Ear Institute of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, USA
*
Address for correspondence: Dr Anthony A Mikulec, Department of Otolaryngology, Saint Louis University, 3635 Vista, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. Fax: +1 (314) 268 5111 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objective:

To determine the degree of association, if any, between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and osteoporosis, both of which are disorders of impaired calcium carbonate homeostasis.

Methods:

A retrospective chart review was undertaken in two otology clinics to assess the prevalence of treated osteoporosis in 260 women with and without benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, between the ages of 51 and 80 years.

Results:

There was a statistically significant, negative association between benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and treated osteoporosis in women aged 51 to 60 years. We also observed a trend towards a negative association for women in their 60s, and for the group as a whole.

Conclusion:

Osteoporosis, or the medication used to treat it, may provide protection against benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

Keywords

Positional VertigoOsteoporosisBisphosphonates
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 124 , Issue 4 , April 2010 , pp. 374 - 376
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2009

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