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Table 1 The comparison of the characteristics in burning mouth syndrome and vestibular schwannoma

From: A case of vestibular schwannoma mimicking burning mouth syndrome

 

Burning mouth syndrome

Vestibular Schwannoma

Laterality

mostly bilateral

unilateral

Burning sensation

Yes

Yes

Daily fluctuation

Yes

No

Taste disorder

69%(Grushka 1987)

30 - 40.8% (Watanabe 2003, Sahu 2008)

Trigeminal nerve dysfunction

Yes (Jaaskelainen 2017)

Yes (Selesnick 1993)

Highest prevalence

60 - 69years (Bergdahl 1999)

52 - 55years (Propp 2006)

Neurological abnormality

No

Yes

Hearing loss

No

Yes