{"id":7179,"date":"2024-10-11T13:51:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-11T11:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/?p=7179"},"modified":"2025-08-25T17:22:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T15:22:22","slug":"presbyvestibulopathie-altersbedingter-schwindel-und-gangunsicherheit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivrt.de\/en\/schwindelerkrankungen\/presbyvestibulopathie-altersbedingter-schwindel-und-gangunsicherheit\/","title":{"rendered":"Presbyvestibulopathy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Vestibular disorders<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Presbyvestibulopathy (age-related dizziness and gait instability)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This information is intended as a general introduction to the topic.<\/i> Since every person is affected differently by balance and dizziness problems, you should consult your doctor for individual advice.<\/i><\/p>

For reasons of readability, the generic masculine form is used and the simultaneous use of the male, female, and diverse (m\/f\/d) forms is omitted. Unless otherwise specified, the personal designations used in this patient information refer to all genders.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is presbyvestibulopathy?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Dizziness and unsteadiness when walking increase with age because balance and other body systems decline over time. Both are often complicated by one or more other conditions (comorbidities) that can affect balance function. The use of multiple medications also plays a role.<\/p>

Age-related dizziness and unsteadiness when walking are among the most common problems in older people. The cause is often difficult to determine and varies greatly from person to person. Another name for this is presbyvestibulopathy, which means age-related loss of balance function.<\/p>

Older people with dizziness have a much higher risk of falls and injuries. Falls in older people are also particularly serious. They carry a high risk of broken bones, dislocations or serious head injuries.<\/p>

Between 20\u201330% of seniors fall each year. Falls are the most common reason for hospitalization in older adults. Nearly 90% of people over the age of 80 are likely to have a balance disorder, which increases the risk of falling. With a mortality rate of 20%, falls are the leading cause of accidental death in people over 65.<\/p>

Dizziness and unsteadiness can also lead to fear of falling. This fear increases the risk of falling even further. Half of older adults who have already fallen are afraid of falling again. Among those who have never fallen, about 30% are afraid of falling.<\/p>

Dizziness and balance disorders can severely impair the quality of life of older people. They impair mental (cognitive) function, mobility and independence as well as general health and well-being.<\/p>

Deterioration of the individual parts of the vestibular system is normal in old age. The incidence of dizziness due to a problem with the vestibular system in older people remains uncertain. Researchers' estimates range from around 20% to 40-50% or possibly even higher.<\/p>

Dizziness in older people is often caused by diseases that have nothing to do with the vestibular system. The likelihood of having one or more non-vestibular conditions (comorbidities) that contribute to dizziness and balance problems also increases with age. Older people can suffer from vestibular and non-vestibular dizziness at the same time.<\/p>

Dizziness is responsible for 75% of primary care visits in people over 65. It affects the daily lives of 30% of seniors over the age of 70.<\/p>

The likelihood of dizziness increases with age. By the age of 80, 60% of people will have seen a doctor about dizziness at some point in their lives. And almost 70% of people over 90 suffer from dizziness on a daily or weekly basis.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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