Occupational disability caused by dizziness and vertigo: a register-based prospective study

Abstract

ConclusionDizziness/vertigo is an infrequent cause of certified sickness absence, but long-term sickness absentees with dizziness/vertigo have a considerable risk of obtaining a disability pension in the future.

Clinicoetiological pattern and pharmacotherapy practices in patients with new onset vertigo: findings from a prospective multicenter registry in India

“…This has been reported from trials included in a recent meta-analysis with total daily dose ranging from 16 mg to 48 mg for 14 days to 3 months. 9 Use of lower dose was also safe with no reported ADRs during 3 months' period. This finding suggests a gap related to the prescribing practice of physicians not choosing the recommended dose of 48 mg/day.…”

“…2,9 Peripheral vestibular diseases were reported to constitute a majority of the self-reported cases of vertigo during a 10-year period in Africa. 10 BPPV was the most common cause of vertigo reported in India.…”

Differences in Health Complaints among Taiwanese Workers in Different Occupational Categories

“…Moreover, dizziness was common (22.6 to 42.9%) among workers across occupational categories. Dizziness is a nonspecific discomfort and is usually subclassified into four categories: vertigo (mainly caused by vestibular disorders), disequilibrium (mainly caused by neurological disorders), presyncope (mainly caused by cardiovascular disorders) and other types 38,39) . The prevalence of dizziness in communitybased surveys has been reported to vary (about 25 to 35%) because of different case definitions and different measures in studies 38) .…”

“…Dizziness is a nonspecific discomfort and is usually subclassified into four categories: vertigo (mainly caused by vestibular disorders), disequilibrium (mainly caused by neurological disorders), presyncope (mainly caused by cardiovascular disorders) and other types 38,39) . The prevalence of dizziness in communitybased surveys has been reported to vary (about 25 to 35%) because of different case definitions and different measures in studies 38) . In the field of occupational health, dizziness was found to be associated with some hazards, such as chemicals, dust and poor ventilation 40) .…”

Life's work: occupational health — the wealth of the nation

“…5 Norway has a national sickness benefit register, which is used to provide statistics on the medical causes and prevalence of sickness absence from work to guide occupational health physicians and those who hold the purse strings. A study by Skøien et al, 6 used this database to examine the incidence of sickness absence caused by dizziness and vertigo, as documented by the doctors signing the sickness certificate. The group reports that although dizziness and vertigo are responsible for only a small number of short-term spells of sickness absence, a significant proportion of incapacity benefits are awarded for these conditions.…”