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Age of onset of Ménière's disease in the Netherlands: data from a specialised dizziness clinic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 May 2016

B F Van Esch ,
P P G Van Benthem ,
H J Van Der Zaag-Loonen  and
TJ D Bruintjes
B F Van Esch*
Affiliation:
Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
P P G Van Benthem
Affiliation:
Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
H J Van Der Zaag-Loonen
Affiliation:
Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
TJ D Bruintjes
Affiliation:
Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
*
Address for correspondence: Ms Babette F van Esch, Apeldoorn Dizziness Centre, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn, Albert Schweitzerlaan 31, 7334 DZ Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Fax: +31 (0)55 581 8194 E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objectives:

To determine the age of onset of Ménière's disease in patients who visited a specialised dizziness clinic, and to verify whether the trend of a delayed onset age of Ménière's disease as reported for the Japanese population also occurs in the Netherlands.

Method:

A retrospective data analysis was performed of patients diagnosed with ‘definite’ Ménière's disease who visited our clinic between January 2000 and December 2013.

Results:

Mean onset age of Ménière's disease among the 296 patients was 53.0 ± 14.1 years; 209 patients (71 per cent) were diagnosed between the fifth and seventh decades of life. No trend towards a later onset of Ménière's disease was found (regression beta co-efficient for year of presentation was 0.03; 95 per cent confidence interval = −0.34–0.61; p = 0.58).

Conclusion:

Ménière's disease has a peak incidence between 40 and 69 years of age. No shift towards a later onset age of Ménière's disease was found.

Keywords

Meniere's DiseaseAge Of OnsetClassification
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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 130 , Issue 7 , July 2016 , pp. 624 - 627
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2016 

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