title: [The incidence of vestibular disorders among the patients suffering from otosclerosis].
abstract: The objective of the present study was to estimate the incidence of vestibular symptoms among the patients presenting with otosclerosis and their relationship with the form of this pathology. A total of 90 patients had the confirmed diagnosis of otosclerosis in the absence of concomitant diseases known to cause vestibular disorders. The patients were interviewed and underwent thorough examination. It turned out that 16.7% of them exhibited vestibular asymmetry; in other words, the frequency of this condition was higher than the incidence of vestibular disbalance in the general population. Most patients with vestibular symptoms and complaints were referred to the group with unilateral sensorineural hearing impairment that, however, can not be a marker of unilateral vestibular deficiency.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Vartanian
authors.forename: T V
authors.initials: TV
authors.lastname: Banashek-Meshchiarkova
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology*