Rotary chair testing is one among many tests of vestibular function. We've put this article together to give you a thorough idea of what it is, and how you can implement it in your vestibular test ba…
Difficulty with hearing in background noise is a common complaint among people with hearing loss. The measurement of signal-to-noise ratio loss (SNR loss) is important because a person’s ability to u…
Table of contents What is automated audiometry? Which test methods can you apply for automated audiometry? Which transducers can you use for automated audiometry? How to perform automated audiometry…
What is Saccadometry? Saccadometry is an advanced oculomotor protocol that is used to diagnose central vestibular injuries including traumatic brain injury, concussion and neurodegenerative diseases…
Table of contents What is the Motor Control Test (MCT)? Which reflexes does the MCT assess? Who should you assess using the MCT? MCT procedure MCT results Clinical applications of the MCT What is the…
Maintaining balance relies on a combination of both sensory inputs and motor outputs. In its most basic form, the three sensory inputs that contribute to this process come from the visual, vestibular…
If the results of the aided cortical test suggest that changes or improvements can be made to the patient's device or amplification, then it is important to understand how and when to make such adjus…
Table of contents What is the Adaptation Test (ADT)? What does the ADT assess? Who should you assess using the ADT? ADT procedure ADT results Clinical applications of the ADT What is the Adaptation T…
Lisa L. Hunter, PhD1, Chelsea M. Blankenship1, AuD, PhD and Yvonne S. Sininger2, PhD 1Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Patient Service Research, Children’s Audiology Researc…
Written by Kristen Janky, Au.D., Ph.D., CCC-A You should suspect children of having vestibular loss if they have complaints of dizziness, if they have severe or profound sensorineural hearing loss, i…
The eye movements that are mediated by the semicircular canals through the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) are well-known and used in many clinical tests of vestibular function. These reflexive eye mov…
An important consideration when it comes to performing aided cortical testing is around the stimuli used for the test. Limitations of previous aided cortical stimuli There were concerns regarding som…
