Comparison of depression, anxiety, sleep quality and quality of life among benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with or without tinnitus

Abstract

Aim: Patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) may be accompanied by tinnitus, less frequently and mildly than vertigo secondary to other vestibular disorders. In this study, we aimed to separate patients with BPPV into two different groups, those with and without tinnitus, and to examine and compare depression, anxiety, disability, sleep quality, and quality of life in these patient groups. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 20 BPPV patients without an acute attack who were referred from the emergency department to the neurology outpatient clinic between April 2022 and July 2022. Beck anxiety scale was used for anxiety, Beck depression inventory was used for depression, Pitsburg sleep quality scale was used for sleep quality, the dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) was used for disability caused by dizziness, and 36-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) was used for quality of life. Results: 20 BPPV patients were included in the study. While 12 of 20 patients (7 Female, 5 Male) were not accompanied by tinnitus, 8 (5F, 3M) were accompanied by tinnitus. No significant difference was detected between BPVV groups with and without tinnitus. A positive correlation was found between sleep quality and quality of life and its subparameters in BPPV patients. A direct relationship was observed between DHI and its subparameters, physical, functional, and emotional parameters, and quality of life. Conclusion: No significant relationship was found between the presence or absence of tinnitus and depression, anxiety, sleep quality, disability, and quality of life in BPVV patients.