Surgeons have implanted a new prosthesis in four patients to correct disabling dizziness. The device may someday restore balance to hundreds of thousands more One day in 2009 Robert Milner (not his ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Key Takeaways The cochlear nerve is part of the eighth cranial nerve and is ...

Q: Would you please discuss labyrinthitis? I am an 81-year-old female and have been troubled with this for several months. I have improved, but I still have balance problems and a full feeling in my ...

BPPV is one of the most common causes of vertigo, particularly among older adults. It occurs when tiny calcium particles in the inner ear become dislodged and float into the sensitive ear canal, ...

Electronic implants in the inner ear may one day restore clear vision and equilibrium in some patients who experience disabling unsteadiness Ask friends to list the body’s senses, and they will ...

Vestibular dysfunction was shown to be a determinant of imbalance in Parkinson disease independent from visual and somatosensory processing changes and nigrostriatal dopaminergic losses. Imbalance in ...