2020 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Effects of otolith disorders on the emotional system

Research Project

Project/Area Number	17K11346
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Multi-year Fund
Section	一般
Research Field	Otorhinolaryngology
Research Institution	St. Marianna University School of Medicine (2019-2020) Kindai University (2017-2018)
Principal Investigator	Seo Toru 聖マリアンナ医科大学, 医学部, 教授 (30258149)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	小林孝光近畿大学, 大学病院, 助教 (20642888) 中川誠司千葉大学, フロンティア医工学センター, 教授 (70357614)
Project Period (FY)	2017-04-01 – 2021-03-31
Keywords	耳石器 / めまい / 不安 / うつ
Outline of Final Research Achievements	We examined the psychological effects of otolith dysfunction on emotions. It was revealed that otolith vertigo has a stronger tendency for anxiety but less tendency for depression than another vestibular disorders. The anxiety tendency was not related to the actual body unsteadiness. This suggests that otolith dysfunction may have some direct effect on anxiety tendencies.
Free Research Field	神経耳科学
Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements	超高齢化社会、ストレス社会において、めまいと不安を訴える患者が増えており、それぞれ対応が難しい。本研究の結果は、これらについてそれぞれ独立して治療を行うのではなく、リンクした治療が必要であることを示唆する。