Do you have vertigo? An imbalance?

 

 

If you are suffering form vertigo or imbalance, ask to consult an ENT. The ENT will examine you to specify whether it has a peripheral or central involvement; he will search out to define the etiology of your vertigo. The examination of vertigo includes 3 steps:

• History of your vertigo:
  A fairly detailed history of your vertigo or imbalance is essential. Namely:
  • The type of your dizziness (rotatory or not)
  • The duration of each attack
  • The triggers or alleviates
  • The starting date and the last episode
  • The time interval between attacks.

• Clinical examination:
  In order to find signs of a peripheral or central involvement and to identify the affected side.

• Additional explorations:
  The videonystagmography (VNG), audiometry (hearing test), the video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) and the Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP)  can be requested by your ENT.

 

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Anatomy and Function of the labyrinthe
Definition
Do you have vertigo? An imbalance?
Benin Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Meniere’s disease
Neuronitis or vestibular neuritis
Labyrinthitis
Dehiscence of the superior canal
Cervical dizziness
Perilymphatic fistula
Migraine and vertigo / Vestibular Migraine
Basilar migraine and vertigo
Vertigo of central origin
Psychogenic vertigo
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency and imbalance