Incidence of complementary therapy use in patients undergoing vestibular assessment

Baguley, David; Humphriss, Rachel; Butler, Katy; Knight, Richard; Dawson, Lisa F.; Vickers, Fiona; Mitchell, A. L.

doi:10.1017/s0022215106000223

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“…In the UK, a review of large scale surveys indicated a mean one year prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine uptake in adults of 39.9 per cent (range, 10–100 per cent), and a mean lifetime prevalence of 58.7 per cent (range, 44–71 per cent) 4 . The use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with audiovestibular symptoms and disorders has been noted, specifically in cases of imbalance, 5 tinnitus 6 , 7 and hearing loss, 8 although to the authors’ knowledge there is no randomised controlled trial evidence to support any specific therapy.…”

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Attitudes towards and personal use of complementary and alternative medicine amongst clinicians working in audiovestibular disciplines

Crundwell

Baguley

2016

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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Objective:Literature indicates that complementary and alternative medicine is used by patients with auditory and vestibular symptoms. This study sought to determine the prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine uptake, and examine attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine in clinicians working with audiovestibular disorder patients.Method:The Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire and a devised questionnaire about recent and lifetime use of complementary and alternative medicine were used.Results:Fifty-four individuals, including audiologists, ENT surgeons, nurses and rehabilitationists, completed the questionnaires (67 per cent response rate). Lifetime prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine uptake was 44 per cent, and 12-month prevalence was 22 per cent. Uptake was more common in females, but there was no significant difference in use when comparing age, seniority or profession. Attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine were mildly adverse, but sizeable standard deviation indicates wide-ranging attitudes.Conclusion:Clinicians working with patients with audiovestibular disorders have a range of attitudes towards complementary and alternative medicine. Personal uptake of complementary and alternative medicine was lower than that of the general UK population, but remains sizeable.

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Attitudes towards and personal use of complementary and alternative medicine amongst clinicians working in audiovestibular disciplines

Crundwell

Baguley

2016

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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“…Complementary, alternative and traditional therapies are becoming ever more popular, being used by 33 to 42 per cent of the general US population 1 . Commonly utilised therapies include acupuncture, homeopathy and herbal medicine 2 . The major areas of Arab traditional therapy are herbal, kaiy and cupping 3 .…”

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Kaiy as traditional therapy for pain: is it helpful or a myth?

Abou-Elhamd

2008

J. Laryngol. Otol.

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In these days of modern health care, the practice of kaiy is not science-based and is associated with considerable health risks. Health authorities in the relevant societies should move towards banning this undesirable practice; they should also use multi-media health education to advise of its dangerous outcomes, and enlist the help of community religious leaders to change public opinion and belief.

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Swelling of Chest Wall in a 76-Year-Old Man Initially Treated With Alternative Medicine

Majid

Hussain

Fatani

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Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

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Incidence of complementary therapy use in patients undergoing vestibular assessment

Abstract: Sixteen per cent of patients seen for vestibular assessment had tried some form of complementary therapy for their vestibular symptoms. Clinicians should be aware of this and of the potential interactions between complementary therapies and conventional medicine.

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Attitudes towards and personal use of complementary and alternative medicine amongst clinicians working in audiovestibular disciplines

Attitudes towards and personal use of complementary and alternative medicine amongst clinicians working in audiovestibular disciplines

Kaiy as traditional therapy for pain: is it helpful or a myth?

Swelling of Chest Wall in a 76-Year-Old Man Initially Treated With Alternative Medicine

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