Neurology Treatment

A scientific subspecialty within the subject of Otolaryngology (Ear, nose and Throat) is known as Neurotology which focuses on the neurology and neurosurgery of the ear. Medical professionals have to be taught the basics of ENT Neurotology which presents the whole spectrum of care inside this new and difficult field. This includes the analysis, healing, and rehabilitation...

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What Are Balance Disorders?

A balance disorder is a condition that makes you feel unsteady or dizzy. If you are standing, sitting, or lying down, you might feel as if you are moving, spinning, or floating. If you are walking, you might suddenly feel as if you are tipping over. Balance disorders can be caused by certain health conditions, medications, or a problem in the inner ear or the brain. It...

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Craniocorpography- An Overview

Vertigo being a very common disease is also a particularly confusing one because of the words used by the patient to describe it. It is also confusing because of the battery of tests that has to be used to establish its cause and it is all the more confusing because this one symptom can be due to a wide range of different underlying pathologies. The clinical tests like...

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Treatment Of Issues With ENT By Specialists

Doctors must learn the fundamentals of ENT Neurotology which supplies the whole spectrum of care within this new and difficult discipline. This includes the prognosis, cure, and rehabilitation of listening to and balance disorders, the facial nerve, the ear and temporal bone, and related constructions such because of the cranium base and brainstem. These people who take...

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Testing your Dizziness And Balance Disorders

You may have problems with balance and dizziness which can go worse if you are tired or stressed. The balance organs which are present in the inner part of the ear are connected with eyes so eye movements are required to be observed with each slight movement of head position, which makes the diagnosis of the vertigo proper in the patients. It is considered the new standard...

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Explaining The Test For Visual Acuity

The Dynamic Visual Acuity Test assesses gaze instability by measuring the difference between head-stationary and head-moving visual acuity. Dynamic visual acuity equipment tests vision in a horizontal meridian by a rotating disc. These equipments are equipped with rotating motors and timers. Dynamic visual acuity refers to an individual's ability to see clearly during head movement. In particular, the visual function designed to identify moving...

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A Brief Understanding of SVV Tests

One of the toughest things to figure out is, is it a problem with the vestibular system, or is it part of something else, a heart problem or an eye problem. Subjective Visual Vertical Tests (SVV) assesses visual dependence for spacial orientation, via vertical perception testing. Using the computerized rod-and-frame test, SVV is thought to be an important measure of cervical proprioception and might be greater in those with whiplash associated...

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Tests for Vertigo and Dizziness – Cranio Corpography

Vertigo being very common, it is also a particularly confusing because of the words used by patient to describe it. It is confusing because of the number of tests that has to be used to establish its cause and most of all because this one symptom can be due to a wide range of different underlying pathologies. The clinical tests like Electronystagmography and Cranio-corpography are very helpful in diagnosis of vertigo. The study of dizziness or...

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Overview of Vertigo And Its Treatment

There are various ways you can describe this condition. Some people describe a balance problem by saying they feel dizzy, lightheaded, unsteady, or giddy. Vertigo can be observed due to many reasons. This feeling of imbalance or disequilibrium is sometimes caused by an inner ear problem. Others describe their balance problem by using the word vertigo. They often say that they or their surroundings are turning or spinning. Vertigo can also be triggered...

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Understanding Visual Acuity

Visual Acuity is the degree or clarity of vision. It is dependent on optical and neural factors, like the sharpness of the retinal focus within the eye, the health and functioning of the retina, and the sensitivity of the interpretative power of the brain. While static visual acuity for identifying a stationary target is one of the basic visual functions, there are many other important visual functions. In particular, the visual function designed...

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VNG Testing and Issue of Vertigo

Videonystagmography or VNG Testing is a chain of tests used to find out the causes of a patient's dizziness or balance disorders. If dizziness is not caused by the vestibular portion of the inner ear, it might be caused by the brain, by medical disorders such as low blood pressure, or by psychological problems such as anxiety. VNG testing is used to determine whether or not dizziness may be due to inner ear disease.  VNG equipment has a complete...

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Treating Light Headedness/Dizziness

When certain conditions in the environment impair the blood flow to the brain when a person is standing up, the problem of Light-headedness comes up. While some people understandably find it difficult to describe their dizziness, a description of a person’s dizziness and the circumstances in which they occur may be very helpful in reaching a diagnosis. Dizziness Treatment depends on the type of dizziness you are experiencing. In general, treatment...

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Visual Acuity Exercises

Visual Acuity is the degree or clarity of vision. It is dependent on optical and neural factors, like the sharpness of the retinal focus within the eye, the health and functioning of the retina, and the sensitivity of the interpretative power of the brain. A common reason of low visual acuity is refractive errors. To determine whether a person has low visual acuity or not certain dynamic visual acuity tests are done and related remedial measures...

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