Sounds Disrupt Balance in People with Vestibular Disorders, Study Finds
A new study reveals that auditory stimuli significantly impact balance in individuals with vestibular hypofunction.
A new study reveals that auditory stimuli significantly impact balance in individuals with vestibular hypofunction.
Researchers are investigating whether a device giving feedback on body position can improve balance and stability in older adults with hearing loss
AIB was founded in 1992 and is a multi-specialty center for evaluation and treatment of dizziness and balance disorders
Dr Kim Cavitt voices concerns about ideas in a November Hearing Review article that she says could be problematic for hearing care professionals relative to insurers, scope of practice, and medical costs. The authors, Drs Robert Traynor and Jay Hall, respond.
Read MoreThe American Academy of Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Foundation published the Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update) March 1 in Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, the Academy announced in a release. The updated guideline reportedly provides evidence-based recommendations for healthcare providers on diagnosis and treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) as well as answers to frequently asked questions about BPPV.
Read MoreVirtual Reality technology could become an efficient tool for older people with balance problems or for rehabilitation following injuries or illness that affect balance and movement.
Read More“Objective testing showed evidence of a balance disorder that affects the inner ear and a unique pattern of cognitive and behavioral dysfunction,” said Dr Michael E. Hoffer, professor of otolaryngology and neurological surgery. “This cluster of auditory and neurological symptoms, along with associated psychological issues, does not resemble more classic traumatic brain injury (TBI) based on our team’s vast experience in this area.”
Read MoreAccording to Judith Cooper, PhD—acting director of the NIDCD and director of the NIDCD Division of Scientific Programs who is quoted in the article—NIDCD research is primarily focused on identifying hearing loss genes; determining barriers to treatment and evaluating new “service delivery and screening models,” and the application of cochlear implant technology in the development of “other neural prostheses.”
Read MoreDesmond joins John Bakke, Bob Tysoe, Brian Taylor, and Suzanne Younker on the MDEmails™contributor team.
Read MoreThe study found that the players with the largest number of headers had the largest balance responses to GVS in both foot placement and hip adduction during the walking test, which indicated that they had vestibular processing and balance recovery problems.
Read MoreTeleaudiology becomes increasingly important as the evolution of healthcare to a reliance on electronic health records (EHRs) continues.
Read MoreThe text details the various tests that can be performed though rotational assessment, including the benefits and limitations of each. Test interpretation and clinical application of rotational outcome measures data are also discussed.
Read MoreThe text details the various tests that can be performed though rotational assessment, including the benefits and limitations of each. Test interpretation and clinical application of rotational outcome measures data are also discussed.
Read MoreThe measurement of subjective visual vertical (SVV) can serve as a diagnostic indicator of utricular otolith (dys)function, and involves an individual’s ability to adjust a vertical line to be parallel with gravity in the absence of visual cues.
Read MoreIn a first-of-its-kind study published in the March 1, 2017 edition of Molecular Therapy, researchers from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine showed that gene therapy was able to restore balance and hearing in genetically modified mice that mimic Usher syndrome.
Read MoreUsing a novel form of gene therapy, scientists from Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts General Hospital have managed to restore partial hearing and balance in mice born with a genetic condition that affects both. The new model reportedly overcomes a long-standing barrier to accessing hair cells which have been notoriously difficult to treat with previous gene-delivery techniques.
Read MoreNew balance mobility equipment on St. Augustine University’s Texas campus is the first to be easily accessible to patients in the Austin community who have balance problems from a stroke, spinal cord injury, spina bifida, multiple sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury, as well as geriatric patients who are at risk for injury from falls.
Read MoreDr Desmond says fraudulent use of the billing code for rotational chair testing among providers who are not vestibular specialists led to Medicare making a coding change that reduced reimbursements to legitimate practitioners.
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