STUDY DESIGN: Clinical prospective. MATERIAL AND METHOD:The authors evaluated the prevalence of metabolic disorders among 325 patients with vestibular symptoms investigated by the Otoneurology Section, Otolaryngology Department of Hospital das Clínicas, Medical School, University of São Paulo. The patients were evaluated from January 1997 to January 2002, by a standard protocol which included, among other items, fast glucose levels, cholesterol, triglycerides and thyroid hormones, performed in the same laboratory. The results were compared to a standard population. Results showed higher levels of fast glucose, alteration in the thyroid hormones and also higher prevalence of diabetes in the studied population. CONCLUSION: The otolaryngologist should include the investigation of such medical problems in the routine evaluation in order to reverse them and to obtain better results in management of vestibular disorders.
vertigo; dizziness; glucose; hyperlipoprotein; cholesterol; thyreoid
