This guide provides clinicians with a complete introduction to performing and interpreting the caloric test. Table of contents What is the caloric test? Physiology of the caloric test Caloric irrigat…
This guide provides clinicians with a complete introduction to video head impulse testing (vHIT). Table of contents What is the head impulse test (HIT)? What is the video head impulse test (vHIT)? vH…
What is the caloric test? The caloric test is a test of the lateral semicircular canals which identifies the degree to which the vestibular system is responsive and determines how symmetric the respo…
Table of contents What is videonystagmography (VNG)? Why do patients have VNG testing performed? Pre-test examinations Pre-test considerations Calibration process The different VNG sub tests VNG equi…
Micromedical by Interacoustics Air Fx Caloric testing using air Solutions Balance The Air Fx caloric irrigator stimulates the horizontal semicircular canal, which is located in the inner ear. It does…
Micromedical by Interacoustics Aqua Stim Caloric testing using water Solutions Balance The Aqua Stim caloric irrigator is used for stimulating the horizontal semicircular canal in the inner ear. This…
The mono-thermal (“screening”) version of the caloric test refers to stimulating at one temperature on each ear. In many cases the results from two irrigations will be sufficient to inform the tester…
For caloric testing, I am just thinking if we can do cold or warm water alone, why we need to do bithermal beside the benefit of better averaging. Answer: Well your question already encapsulates one…
This document provides valuable guidance on the elements that should be considered and addressed to perform a reliable caloric assessment. In particular contraindication to testing, stimulus paramete…
The answer here depends on the stimulus and recording parameters, and guidelines for these may vary e.g. between different regions. For this reason it is often recommended that vestibular clinics gat…
In the video, you will learn about the core fundamentals of rotational chair testing. We will cover the two most commonly performed tests in the rotational chair: the sinusoidal harmonic acceleration…
