Vestibular First Adds Infection Control to Insight Pro
Insight Pro's silicone cushion can now be swapped with a new disposable cushion, which aids in infection control — an important consideration during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Fuel Medical Partners with American Institute of Balance
Fuel Medical announced its partnership with The American Institute of Balance (AIB) to help its audiology and otolaryngology members incorporate, or expand, patient-centered, diagnostic vestibular services.
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Plural Publishing Releases Three New Editions of Vestibular/Balance Books
The updates bring fully rewritten chapters, updated references, and access to accompanying PluralPlus companion websites with content such as videos and figures to supplement the texts.
Clear Digital Media Adds Dr Alan Desmond as Contributing Writer for MDEmails
Desmond joins John Bakke, Bob Tysoe, Brian Taylor, and Suzanne Younker on the MDEmails™contributor team.
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Soccer Headers May Be Linked to Increase in Balance Problems
The 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.
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Connecting the Dots in the Digital Hearing Healthcare Landscape
Teleaudiology becomes increasingly important as the evolution of healthcare to a reliance on electronic health records (EHRs) continues.
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New Book Release ‘Rotational Vestibular Assessment’ Examines Advances in Testing
The 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.
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New Book Release 'Rotational Vestibular Assessment' Examines Advances in Testing
The 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.
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Subjective Visual Vertical (SVV) and the Dizzy Patient
The 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.
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Gene Therapy Used to Restore Hearing and Balance in Mice with Usher Syndrome
In 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.
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Partial Hearing and Balance Restored in Deaf Mice Using New Gene-delivery Therapy
Using 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.
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University Installs Balance Mobility Trainer to Reduce Risk of Falls
New 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.
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Blog Page: Vestibular Fraud and Its Consequences
Dr 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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Audiology Systems Adds I-Portal Rotary Chair to Balance Portfolio
Audiology Systems, a US distributor of GN Otometrics products and other leading audiology and vestibular equipment, has added the I-Portal® rotary chair by Neuro Kinetics Inc (NKI) to its portfolio of balance products.
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Audiology Systems Hosted Second Student Workshop
Audiology Systems recently hosted its 2016 Audiology Systems University. The 2-day course, introduced in 2015, is designed specifically for second- and third-year students who are currently enrolled and completing courses towards their AuD.
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ICS Impulse FDA-cleared for Positional, Oculomotor Testing
GN Otometrics has announced FDA clearance of the Positional and Oculomotor test batteries for the ICS Impulse®. These two newly released modules, which are available from Audiology Systems, are designed to allow balance professionals to deliver dynamic positional tests as well as diagnose and treat Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).
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Otometrics Releases Scalable Vestibular Testing Solution
Otometrics’ ICS Impulse for vestibular testing introduces a modular approach–starting with a base model that offers monocular video frenzel testing and lightweight goggles–that can be updated to include additional vestibular test modules.
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Update 2015: Pediatric Vestibular, Balance, and Hearing Disorders
This 2015 update shows that outcomes have vastly improved for children with vestibular and hearing problems, thanks to the work of professionals associated with pediatric hearing healthcare.
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