This article introduces the dynamic visual acuity (DVA) test and its role in assessing vestibular compensation. Table of contents Visual acuity Pathophysiology of dynamic visual acuity Clinical appli…
Air-bone gaps are the difference in sensitivity threshold between air and bone conduction transducers. This measurement helps distinguish between conductive and sensorineural hearing losses, as well…
Updated by Leigh Martin on April 4, 2023 It’s a very positive step to use these questionnaires alongside the VNG tests to support your diagnosis, guide decision-making, and chart progress of patients…
The first tympanometers in the 1950s were not able to compensate for negative middle ear pressure. This is no longer the case. Today, compensating for negative middle ear pressure is the clinical sta…
It is relatively simple to track horizontal and vertical eye movements using videonystagmography (VNG) because they can be directly deduced from the position of the pupil. However, torsional movement…
This guide provides clinicians with a complete introduction to OAE testing to help in the selection of the most appropriate test protocol and for analyzing OAE test results. Table of contents What ar…
Table des matières Quelles sont les mesures de l'oreille réelle ? Pourquoi effectuer des mesures de l'oreille réelle ? Contre-indications à la réalisation des mesures de l'oreille réelle Comment réal…
In this article, we will equip you with everything you need to know to feel confident selecting and fitting a CROS or a BiCROS hearing aid. Table of contents What is CROS? What is BiCROS? Factors to…
This video is taken from the webinar: Beyond bedside testing: The importance of objectifying the ocular counter roll test. In this section, Dr. Kamran Barin will describe the different tests of otoli…
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…
What is the speech in noise (SIN) test? The SIN test is a method of testing a patient’s functional hearing in the presence of competing sound (Taylor, 2003). The objective of this is to identify thei…
What is the speech in noise (SIN) test? The speech in noise (SIN) test is a method of testing a patient’s functional hearing in the presence of competing sound (Taylor, 2003). The objective of this i…
