Common causes of dizziness, such as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular neuronitis, have already been excluded by medical history and examination.

Therefore, a neuronitis-of the acoustic nerve or ganglions is probably not present. Sudden deafness should be considered an otologic emergency. Successful therapy depends on prompt treatment.

Caloric vestibular stimulation (CVS) to elicit the vestibulo-ocular reflex has long been used in clinical settings to aid in the diagnosis of balance disorders and to confirm the absence of brainstem ...

Background/aims Patients with vestibular disease have been observed to have concomitant cognitive and psychiatric dysfunction. We evaluated the association between vestibular vertigo, cognitive ...

Ménière disease is a balance disorder. It’s caused by an abnormality in part the inner ear called the labyrinth. Fluid build-up here can cause a severe spinning sensation (vertigo) and affect the ...