Background: Vestibular migraine is a common disease that can cause balance problems related to sleep difficulties. Sleep apnea is now easy to diagnose accurately, and its considerable influence on the vestibular system has been recognized. Although there has been ample research into sleep and balance problems, there has been little investigation into vestibular migraine in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Objective: To specifically explore the prevalence of vestibular migraine in OSA and their relation.

Materials and Methods: In the present study, a survey was performed of patients suspected of having sleep apnea who later underwent investigation with polysomnography at Rajavithi Hospital.

Results: The results showed that all 130 patients had severe OSA, and that 10.8% of these individuals also had vestibular migraine

Conclusion: The prevalence of vestibular migraine in the OSA patients was 10.8%. Treatment of OSA could help solving vestibular migraine and should be investigated further in the future. This highlights the importance of recognizing sleep apnea as a trigger of vestibular migraine.

Keywords: Migrainous vertigo; Obstructive sleep apnea

DOI: 10.35755/jmedassocthai.2022.03.13278

Received 7 December 2021 | Revised 15 February 2022 | Accepted 21 February 2022