Superior semicircular canal dehiscence in East Asian women with osteoporosis

Table 1 Characteristics of patients with SSCD and osteoporosis/osteopenia ^*

Patient	Age	Gender	Inner ear	Size of dehiscence	Presenting symptoms	Hearing loss	Tinnitus	Dix-hallpike	Lowest t-score^a	BMD status
1	85	Female	Left	2.0 mm	New onset dizziness with head movement	None	No	Positive-Left	−2.3 F	Osteopenia
2	70	Female	Left	1.0 mm	Dizziness and falls	None	No	Negative	N/A^b	Osteoporosis
3	57	Female	Left	1.5 mm	10 year history of vertigo with head movement	None	Yes	Negative	−3.4 S	Osteoporosis
4	81	Female	Left	1.5 mm	Dizziness and falls	Bilateral with AD > AS^c	No	Negative	−2.9 S	Osteoporosis
5	72	Female	Left	2.0 mm	Dizziness for one year	None	No	Positive-Left	−3.9 S	Osteoporosis

*None of the patients had sound-induced (Tullio phenomenon) or valsalva-induced (Hennebert sign) vertigo.
^aLowest BMD T-score, taken from F = femur or S = Spine.
^bBMD results showed osteoporosis, but T-scores were not available.
^cBilateral conductive hearing loss (AD > AS) was detected by Rinnie tuning fork testing at 256 Hz.

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