Balance is controlled by the inner ear (vestibular system), the eyes (vision) and sense of touch. Treatment depends on your diagnosis. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. VEDA has combined pictures and words together to create an infographic that explains vestibular disorders in a nutshell. The goal of VEDA’s “Feeling Dizzy?” infographic […]
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BALANCE AWARENESS WEEK | 2014 Media Release
Let’s Talk Dizziness Vertigo and dizziness are the second most common complaint after headache. Vertigo and dizziness are not disease entities, rather unspecific syndromes consisting of various disorders with different causes. However, the constellation of symptoms presented by patients with dizziness can be difficult to diagnose. The vestibular system includes the parts of the inner […]
R-Z Glossary of Vestibular Disorders
Ramsay Hunt syndrome (Herpes zoster oticus) consists of facial paralysis, inner ear disturbances and painful herpetiform blisters of the auricle. Superior canal dehiscence syndrome is due to a dehiscence (none or very thin layer) of bone overlying the superior semicircular canal resulting in a constellation of auditory (hearing) and vestibular (balance) symptoms. Traumatic brain injury […]
M-Q Glossary of Vestibular Disorders
Mal de Débarquement syndrome (MdDS) is persistent dizziness, disequilibrium and rocking sensation (like being on a boat) on return to a stable environment (land) following motion adaptation. These symptoms last long after the trip instead of resolving within hour or days. Meniere’s disease/syndrome is idiopathic and due to endolymphatic hydrops. It is characterised by fullness in […]
D-L Glossary of Vestibular Disorders
Differentiation between cervical and vestibular vertigo/dizziness is controversial and unlike other vertigo syndromes. It may be associated with head or whiplash injury. There is no reliable clinical test available for cervical vertigo/dizziness. Reliable and well-established signs and tests can establish a diagnosis in most patients with vertigo, which is a hallucination or illusion of movement. Vertigo […]
A-C Glossary of Vestibular Disorders
Acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas) are nerve sheath tumours in the internal auditory canal or cerebello-pontine angle. Acoustic shock syndrome is defined as “any temporary or permanent disturbance of the functioning of the ear, or of the nervous system, which may be caused to the user of a telephone earphone by a sudden sharp rise in […]