Vestibular Function Measurement Devices |
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Authors: | Richard D. Miles David A. Zapala |
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Affiliation: | 1.Micromedical Technologies, Chatham, Illinois;2.Audiology Section, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Mayo Clinic Florida;3.Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida |
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Abstract: | Vestibular function laboratories utilize a multitude of diagnostic instruments to evaluate a dizzy patient. Caloric irrigators, oculomotor stimuli, and rotational chairs produce a stimulus whose accuracy is required for the patient response to be accurate. Careful attention to everything from cleanliness of equipment to threshold adjustments determine on a daily basis if patient data are going to be correct and useful. Instrumentation specifications that change with time such as speed and temperature must periodically be checked using calibrated instruments. |
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Keywords: | Vestibular eye-tracking vestibular ocular reflex visual angle caloric |
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