Vestibular Testing: Calorics, Rotational Chair and vHIT

This webinar explores how the combination of caloric, vHIT and rotary chair testing provides a multi-frequency assessment of the lateral semicircular canal and can assist the clinician in diagnosing and treating vestibular disorders.

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction and learning objectives
1:30 What is the vestibular system?
2:31 Daily head movements
3:14 Vestibular anatomy 101
3:45 Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)
4:43 VOR frequency range
6:02 Measuring the VOR
8:52 Caloric test
10:54 Rotary chair test
11:50 Video head impulse test (vHIT)
12:36 Why test at multiple frequencies?
12:45 Reason 1: Patients with vestibular neuritis
15:11 Reason 2: Patients with bilateral vestibular loss
16:47 Reason 3: Patients with Meniere's disease
18:40 Reason 4: Measuring compensation status
20:48 Reason 5: Monitoring Gentamycin therapy
22:22 Reason 6: Special test populations
24:28 Summary

Related resources:

1) Introduction to rotary chair testing: https://www.interacoustics.com/blog/r...

2) Caloric test guide: https://www.interacoustics.com/balanc...

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