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The Head Shake Test for clinical monitoring in Meniere’s Disease.
This study by DiStadio et al (2019) offers clues for managing Ménière's Disease (MD) more effectively. Key Findings: Presence and...
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Jul 26, 20241 min read


SHIMP: a simple yet highly effective clinical protocol using standard infrared video google systems.
This recent study by Marcelli et al (2024, Audiological Research) describes the bedside SHIMP (IR-cSHIMP), a simple yet highly effective...
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Jul 26, 20241 min read


Understanding Vertigo in the Elderly: A Decade in Review
Vertigo and dizziness are common complaints among the elderly, impacting their quality of life and increasing fall risk. With population...
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Feb 8, 20241 min read


50% of people who fall have vestibular dysfunction!
This important review and meta analysis by Donovan et al (Clinical Rehabilitation, 2023) covers vestibular dysfunction in people who...
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Feb 8, 20241 min read


Unravelling Visual-Induced Motion Sickness (VIMS) Susceptibility
This recent study by Lukacova et al (Exp Brain Res. 2023) delved into how susceptibility to VIMS correlates with vertigo, dizziness,...
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Feb 8, 20241 min read


Treatment of vestibular migraine – review of the evidence and practical recommendations
Thanks to Duncan Smyth et al for this recent (2022) clinically relevant review, providing practical treatment recommendations based on...
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Feb 8, 20241 min read


Vestibular Migraine (VM) ranks as the second most prevalent reason for vertigo symptoms
Sufferers not only experience debilitating headaches, but they also endure dizziness and balance issues, sometimes even when they're not...
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Feb 8, 20241 min read


The clinical relevance of SHIMP testing
This recent article by Mantari et al concludes that “the SHIMP (suppression head impulse) paradigm has a diagnostic accuracy equal to the...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Risk factors for recurrence of BPPV
This clinical review includes the pathophysiologic mechanisms and implication of risk factors in the recurrence of BPPV . “Knowledge...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


VR for balance impairments post concussion
Thanks LeMarshall and team for this exciting and freely available, clinically relevant scoping review, published in the most recent...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Using VOMs to improve screening in concussion
Those new to concussion management will find this recent (May 2022) review from the Journal or NeuroRehabilitation an excellent summary...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Cervical dizziness and migraine
The latest Bárány Society position paper, made available in Dec 2022 covers ‘Cervical Dizziness’ anddiscusses the lack of evidence...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Two-thirds of abnormal eye movements missed in room light
Research shows that when examining a patient in room light, a clinician can miss around two-thirds of abnormal eye movements related to...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


The importance of routine supine roll testing
Thanks to Singha and Bhardwaj for this great study, published June 2020, providing information on the incidence of lateral semicircular...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Reduced recognition of BPPV in TBI and older age
Vestibular agnosia (impaired dizziness sensation due to issues such as TBI or older age) leads to a seven fold reduction in clinician...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


VR in the management of the elderly with chronic dizziness.
Thanks to Kanyilmaz et al for this prospective RCT with 6 month follow up (pub Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2022 Nov-Dec) into the...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Exercise-based rehabilitation is supported by research
As an effective treatment for unilateral and bilateral vestibular hypofunction, and shows promise for central vestibular hypofunction....
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


A practical review of vestibular migraine interventions in adults
Although the evidence base is still low, “Overall, vestibular rehabilitation is consistently associated with improvement in VM,...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Vestibular rehab: efficacy, strategies and possible mechanisms
In this generous article VOR suppression, VOR memory, anti-saccade, and memory-guided saccade are analysed in the context of central...
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Oct 18, 20231 min read


Great insights on the inner ear
This recently published article by Manou et al contains a thorough explanation of the vestibular system, evolution of the inner ear and...
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Aug 3, 20221 min read
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