vertigo statistics

▪ The number of people who have Meniere's disease in one ear and who will ultimately develop the problem in both ears is not known. Estimates range from 17.7 percent to 75 percent. One study reported a 34 percent rate of bilateral disease over time.
▪ Most experts regard BPPV as the most commonly diagnosed vestibular disorder. It accounts for at least 20 percent of diagnoses made by doctors specializing in dizziness and vestibular disorders. It is the most frequent cause of vertigo in the elderly. The number of people affected by this disorder each year has been estimated between 10 per 100,000 and 64 per 100,000 people, and some experts feel even more may be affected.
▪ "In the general population (all ages), 347,000 hospital days [per year in the U.S.] are incurred because of 'vertiginous syndromes,' 202,000 because of 'labyrinthitis' and 184,000 because of 'labyrinthitis unspecified,' with several thousands more accounted for by other balance disorders, e.g., Meniere's disease."