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Manual of Pediatric Balance Disorders - Second Edition

3 March 2021 | | Audiology - Paediatric, Vestibular Disorders
This is a very welcome and recently updated book for those wishing to learn about paediatric balance disorders. It has a multidisciplinary authorship and therefore all the specialties involved in the management of a child with balance problems should be...
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Measurement of HINTS in peripheral vestibulopathy

6 January 2023 | | Otology, Vestibular Disorders | Dizziness, video head impulse test, Nystagmus, Skew deviation, vertigo
Dizziness; Head impulse test; Nystagmus; Skew deviation; Vertigo.

Do steroids improve outcome in acute vestibular neuritis?

1 September 2019 | | Neurotology, Vestibular Disorders | Corticosteroids, vestibular neuritis, vestibular rehabilitation therapy
The role of steroids in short and long-term recovery from acute vestibular neuritis has been a subject of debate for several years. The authors reported findings of a prospective randomised trial in 60 adult patients. Inclusion criteria were acute vertigo...

Is virtual reality the future of vestibular rehabilitation?

1 September 2019 | | Neurotology, Vestibular Disorders | Vertigo, Virtual Reality, vestibular rehabilitation
The use of virtual reality (VR) in vestibular rehabilitation is gaining some popularity but availability is hampered by cost. One VR system in use in some centres is the Hybrid VR unit which incorporates motion trackers and force platforms. This...

Using cVEMPs to distinguish between vestibular migraine and from Ménière’s

1 September 2016 | | VEMP, amplitudes, endolymphatic hydrops, migraine, otolith, vertigo
Vestibular migraine (VM) and Ménière’s disease (MD) could overlap or mimic each other. Since the use of cVEMPs became routine, attempts have been made by researchers to explore its clinical utility in these two conditions. In this prospective study, the...

New diagnostic criteria for Ménière’s disease – an international consensus

1 January 2016 | | Meniere disease, Vertigo, sensorineural hearing loss, tinnitus, vestibular disorders
Most readers are familiar with the American Academy diagnostic criteria for Ménière’s disease (MD) but a significant minority will be aware of other criteria from Japan and Korea. This new effort is a collaboration between these three bodies and the...

Information and support for vestibular professionals and their patients

7 January 2021 | Company Profiles
The Meniere’s Society is the UK’s leading charity for people affected by vestibular conditions.
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Corticosteroid prescribing in ENT - are we at risk of being sued?

5 July 2022 | | ENT, Head and Neck, Neurotology, Otology, Paediatric ENT, Rhinology / Sinus, Rhinoplasty, Skull Base Surgery, Tinnitus, Vestibular Disorders | adrenal cortex hormones, corticosteroids, jurisprudence, medicolegal, otolaryngology, steroids
Of medications leading to malpractice claims, corticosteroids comprise the third most common. They are used widely and have a significant side-effect profile: hypertension, lipodystrophy, diabetes, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, peptic ulceration and psychiatric reactions to name but a...

Nuclear heads – and necks

1 May 2014 | | ENT, Head and Neck
Imaging of the extra-cranial head and neck is challenging due to the anatomic complexity of the region. CT, MRI and ultrasonography (US) are amongst the most frequently utilised radiological modalities in head and neck imaging but do not always provide...

3rd Alder Hey Paediatric Vestibular Course

23 September 2019 -24 September 2019
Alder Hey Children’s Hospital Paediatric Audiovestibular Department presents 3rdAlder Hey Paediatric Vestibular Course. The vestibular system in children is an important system significantly involved in the development of balance, muscle tone, posture, spatial and cognitive orientation and overall development. We...

Vestibular rehabilitation therapy: diagnosis based strategies

1 November 2015 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Vestibular Disorders
In his second article on this topic (see here for the first article), Richard E Gans explains how to use vestibular rehabilitation therapy to treat vestibular patients, and demonstrates why this method of diagnosis based strategies has proved so successful....

Taking a fresh look at otoacoustic emissions

1 May 2018 | | Audiology - Adult, Audiology - Diagnostic, Audiology - Paediatric
So what has changed in four decades of OAEs? Do we now have all the answers? Have we reached our optimum recording ability? Professor Kemp explains what we know, what we don’t know and what’s to come. In the 40...