Dizziness epidemiology
There aren't enough dizziness specialists to treat everyone who needs one. That's not an accident — it's a numbers problem. Dizziness is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care, yet the specialists trained to diagnose and treat it are in short supply. In this free course, we explain just how widespread dizziness really is, how it affects people's daily lives, work, and healthcare costs — and why educated patients are part of the solution. If you've struggled to find good care, this course will help you understand why, and what you can do about it.
This material is intended for educational purposes only, and does not substitute evaluation by a qualified medical professional.
We reviewed the literature (so that you don't have to)!
These articles document how widespread dizziness is and what it costs individuals and the healthcare system
- Dunlap PM, Khoja SS, Whitney SL, Freburger JK (2019) Assessment of Health Care Utilization for Dizziness in Ambulatory Care Settings in the United States. Otol Neurotol 40: e918-e924. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002359
- Mitchell MB, Bhattacharyya N (2023) Balance Disorder Trends in US Adults 2008-2016: Epidemiology and Functional Impact. OTO Open 7: e58. doi: 10.1002/oto2.58
- Neuhauser HK (2016) The epidemiology of dizziness and vertigo. Handbook of Clinical Neurology 137: 67-82. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63437-5.00005-4
- Newman-Toker DE (2016) Missed stroke in acute vertigo and dizziness: It is time for action, not debate. Ann Neurol 79: 27-31. doi: 10.1002/ana.24532
- Newman-Toker DE, Hsieh YH, Camargo CA, Jr., Pelletier AJ, Butchy GT, Edlow JA (2008) Spectrum of dizziness visits to US emergency departments: cross-sectional analysis from a nationally representative sample. Mayo Clin Proc 83: 765-75. doi: S0025-6196(11)60915-4
- Penger M, Strobl R, Grill E (2017) Country-specific and individual determinants of dizziness in Europe: results from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). Public Health 149: 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.04.002
- Ruthberg JS, Rasendran C, Kocharyan A, Mowry SE, Otteson TD (2021) The economic burden of vertigo and dizziness in the United States. J Vestib Res 31: 81-90. doi: 10.3233/VES-201531
- Saber Tehrani AS, Coughlan D, Hsieh YH, Mantokoudis G, Korley FK, Kerber KA, Frick KD, Newman-Toker DE (2013) Rising annual costs of dizziness presentations to U.S. emergency departments. Acad Emerg Med 20: 689-96. doi: 10.1111/acem.12168
- Sloane PD (1989) Dizziness in primary care. Results from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey. J Fam Pract 29: 33-8.
- Yin M, Ishikawa K, Wong WH, Shibata Y (2009) A clinical epidemiological study in 2169 patients with vertigo. Auris Nasus Larynx 36: 30-5. doi: S0385-8146(08)00046-1
