Balance Tests

VHIT is a new test that provides diagnostic and functional information about the vestibular system. The vHIT derives from the head impulse test (HIT), in which the evaluator quickly moves the patient’s head from side to side while the patient fixates on a point. The evaluator observes the patient’s eyes to ensure they remain fixated […]

VEMP is an abbreviation for vestibular evoked myogenic potential, which is the measurement of muscle responses in the ear when stimulated with a loud sound. Typically, there are two VEMP responses. First, the cervical VEMP (cVEMP), which is measured at the neck, and then the ocular VEMP (oVEMP), which is measured beneath the eyes. When

In the absence of other visual cues, the SVV represents a method for testing an individual’s ability to adjust a vertical line to be parallel with gravity. The vestibular organs of the inner ear, particularly the utricles, provide the majority of the sensory information required for this task.

Videonystagmography (VNG) tests are part of a comprehensive evaluation to detect pathologies in the vestibular (balance) system and determine a potential site of lesion: either the vestibular end organ or the central vestibular system.Infrared glasses are placed on the eye during a VNG test to monitor the vestibular ocular reflex. Following that, a computer analysis