Isolated versus Drug Combined Vestibular Rehabilitation for the Treatment of Metabolic Dizziness

• 作者: Bárbara Vieira Coró Miguel Angelo Hyppolito
• 来源期刊: 临床医学国际期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: DIZZINESS METABOLISM VESTIBULAR REHABILITATION
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 页码范围: 111-118
• 页数: 8页
• 分类号: R76

摘要

Introduction: Systemic processes and inappropriate use of medications may affect vestibular adaptation. Objectives: To assess the efficacy of isolated and combined drug therapy for treating metabolic dizziness and to determine the effect of multidrug treatment. Methodology: We analyzed 100 questionnaires of patients diagnosed with dizziness of metabolic origin. Results: The group treated with vestibular rehabilitation alone showed improvement with 9 months of therapy (p = 0.01). The group treated with vestibular rehabilitation and medication showed improvement with 45 days of therapy (p = 0.01). The group treated with a single type of drug did not show significant improvement. The group treated with several drugs showed improvement with 45 days of therapy (p = 0.03). Conclusion: Combined vestibular rehabilitation resulted in immediate improvement of symptoms without contributing to long-term compensation. Vestibular rehabilitation alone resulted in improve- ment of symptoms over time. Multidrug treatment was beneficial for immediate relief of dizziness.