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This secondary analysis of the multinational collaborative Chronic Otitis Media Questionnaire-12 (COMQ-12) dataset sought to determine the prevalence of vestibular symptoms in patients with COM and identify associated disease-related characteristics.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Adult patients with a diagnosis of COM in outpatient settings at nine otology referral centers across eight countries were included. We investigated the presence of vestibular symptoms (dizziness and\/or disequilibrium) using participant responses to item 6 of a native version of the COMQ-12. Audiometric data and otoscopic assessment were also recorded.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>This analysis included 477 participants suffering from COM, with 56.2% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u2009268) reporting at least mild inconvenience related to dizziness or disequilibrium. There was a significant association between air conduction thresholds in the worse hearing ear and presence of dizziness [adjusted odds ratio (AOR), 1.01; 95% CI 1.00\u20131.02;<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0177]. Study participants in European countries (AOR 1.53; 95% CI 1.03\u20132.28;<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0344) and Colombia (AOR 2.48; 95% CI 1.25\u20134.92;<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.0096) were more likely to report dizziness than participants in Asian countries. However, ear discharge and cholesteatoma showed no association with dizziness in the adjusted analyses.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Vestibular symptoms contribute to burden of disease in patients with COM and associates with hearing disability in the worse hearing ear. 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