Table 3.

Estimated annual economic burden^† of dizziness or imbalance complaints in study subjects

	BVD1	UVD2	Normal
Health care utilization
Mean ED3 visits (range)*	0.3 (0 – 3)	0.1 (0 – 2.4)	0 (0–0)
Cost† (range)	$274 (0 – 2,374)	$94 (0–1,899)	0 (0–0)
Mean clinic visits (range)*	1.4 (0 – 2.4)	0.7 (0 – 3)	0 (0–0)
Cost† (range)	$203 (0 – 348)	$92 (0 – 435)	0 (0–0)
Lost productivity
Mean missed work days (range) *	69 (0 – 255)	19 (0 – 255)	0 (0–0)
Cost† (range)	$12,542 (0 – 19,159)	$3,345 (0 – 46,108)	0 (0–0)
Total dizziness-related annual economic burden (range) †	$13,019 (0 – 48,830)	$3,531 (0 – 48,442)	$0 (0–0)

^*Mean number of occurrences attributed to dizziness or imbalance over past 12 months for each respondent

^†all figures in 2012 dollars

¹Bilateral vestibular deficiency

²Unilateral vestibular deficiency

³Emergency department