an inner-ear sensory system that sends signals to the brain and helps people maintain their balance and spatial awareness. Vestibular disorders can cause acute or chronic dizziness, imbalance, hearing ...

Electronystagmography/Videonystagmography (ENG/VNG) is an examination of eye movements called nystagmus which are provoked by stimulation of the inner ear. The exam ...

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among seniors in the United States. Johns Hopkins researcher Kathleen ...

Researchers have developed a vibration-based technique to more accurately diagnose balance disorders, especially in aging adults.

a vestibular system disorder resulting in impaired balance. "People with vestibular hypofunction have difficulty in places ...

And this could include the vestibular and proprioceptive systems, which involve sense of balance and space respectively. This disorder, like autism (ASD), is a spectrum disorder, meaning no two ...

Millions of Americans deal with balance disorders, and James Madison University researchers will take a look at how it ...

These tests assess the balance system and help differentiate vestibular migraine from other vestibular disorders that can cause unsteadiness. Vestibular Migraine is primarily influenced by diet ...

Galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) involves applying small electrical currents to the vestibular organs via electrodes placed on the mastoids, providing a powerful tool for investigating vestibular ...

Kristy Carabello, of Philadelphia, was diagnosed with two kinds of vestibular disorders, Meniere’s disease and vestibular migraine, after experiencing frequent and serious episodes of vertigo.