The relationship between vertigo severity, psychiatric symptoms and obstructive sleep apnoea

OBJECTIVES: This study assessed the connection between vertigo severity and OSA. MATERIAL AND

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Discussion

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✦ Clinical Takeaway ✦

Audiologists and vestibular specialists should be aware that vertigo severity in OSA patients may co-occur with psychiatric symptoms, but the cross-sectional design prevents causal conclusions and no immediate protocol change is warranted.

✦ Why It Matters ✦

Establishing connections between sleep apnea, vertigo, and psychiatric symptoms could prompt more holistic, multidisciplinary screening approaches for dizzy patients in audiology and ENT settings.

✦ Key Points ✦

01111 OSA patients were assessed for vertigo severity and psychiatric symptoms.
02Vertigo severity correlated with OSA severity and psychiatric symptom burden.
03Cross-sectional design limits causal interpretation.
04Findings support considering mental health screening in vestibular/OSA patients.
05Published in the Journal of Otology (DOI: 10.26599/JOTO.2026.9540070).

✦ Claims & Evidence ✦

ClaimEvidenceSupport

Vertigo severity is associated with obstructive sleep apnea severity in OSA patients.

studypartially supported

Psychiatric symptoms co-occur with vertigo in patients with OSA.

studypartially supported

✦ Research metadata ✦

PMID: 42620869
DOI: 10.26599/JOTO.2026.9540070.
Journal: Journal of Otology
Publication type: research_article
Evidence level: 4
Sample size: 111
Population: Patients diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea
Intervention: Assessment of vertigo severity and psychiatric symptoms in OSA patients

Primary outcomes

Vertigo severity; Psychiatric symptom burden; Association between vertigo and OSA severity

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