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Prevalence of hyperventilation syndrome in an allergy clinic, compared with a routine ENT clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 June 2006

N Ogata ,
U Bapat ,
Y Darby  and
G Scadding
N Ogata
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
U Bapat
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK
Y Darby
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK
G Scadding
Affiliation:
Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital, London, UK
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Abstract

Objectives: A high prevalence of chronic hyperventilation syndrome in patients with asthma has been reported. We examined whether this phenomenon extended to allergy clinic patients in general and whether the prevalence was higher in patients attending a general allergy clinic compared with those attending a routine ENT clinic in our hospital.

Methods: We examined the prevalence of hyperventilation syndrome in unselected, consecutive patients (n = 100) seen in an allergy clinic. The validated Nijmegen questionnaire was completed by patients in the waiting room. We also administered the questionnaire to unselected, consecutive patients (n = 100) in a routine ENT clinic.

Results: There was no significant difference in prevalence of hyperventilation between allergy clinic and routine ENT clinic patients (25/100 vs 23/100).

Conclusion: The result indicates a high prevalence of hyperventilation amongst hospital attendees in general. Consideration should perhaps be given to the possible role of hyperventilation in symptomatology.

Keywords

HyperventilationHypersensitivityOutpatientsQuestionnairesOtolaryngology
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 120 , Issue 11 , November 2006 , pp. 924 - 926
Copyright
2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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