The Role of Medication in Treating Vestibular Disorders

PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3d ago

Health-related quality of life disparities among vestibular schwannoma patients under different treatment regimens: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Clinicians counseling vestibular schwannoma patients on treatment choice should incorporate health-related quality of life evidence from this meta-analysis, which suggests treatment regimen significantly influences patient well-being outcomes.

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PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·1d ago

Audiovestibular Dysfunction in Alcohol Use Disorder: A Systematic Review of Human Primary Clinical Evidence

Audiologists should screen patients with known alcohol use disorder for both hearing and vestibular (balance system) dysfunction, as this systematic review confirms meaningful clinical associations; however, the strength of individual studies limits firm protocol changes pending...

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PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3d ago

Clinical Features of Midlife Women With Isolated Episodic Vestibular Syndrome and Their Relationship With Migraine and Menopause Transition

Audiologists and vestibular specialists evaluating midlife women with unexplained episodic dizziness should systematically screen for migraine history and menopause transition status, as these may be clinically relevant contributors.

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PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·1d ago

Assessment of Vestibular Function in Patients with Congenital Bilateral Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Case-Control Study

Audiologists and ENT clinicians managing patients with congenital bilateral sensorineural hearing loss should consider routine vestibular screening, as this population may have co-occurring balance dysfunction linked to shared embryological development.

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PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3d ago

Virtual reality-based visual vertical perception, fall risk, and vestibulo-ocular reflex evaluation in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome

Audiologists and vestibular clinicians seeing patients with obstructive sleep apnea should be aware of potential co-existing vestibular dysfunction — including impaired vestibulo-ocular reflex and altered visual vertical perception — which may warrant formal vestibular screening...

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PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·3d ago

Motor, Extrapyramidal, and Cognitive Involvement in RFC1 Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Audiologists and vestibular specialists should be aware that RFC1 disease frequently involves motor and cognitive symptoms alongside vestibular dysfunction, which may affect rehabilitation planning and referral pathways.

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PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·2d ago

Simple methods for determining the affected side and performing otolith repositioning in cases of lateral semicircular canal-benign paroxysmal positional vertigo-canalolithiasis: Healthy-ear-down 135° maneuver and affected-ear-down 135° maneuver

Clinicians managing lateral canal BPPV canalolithiasis should review this study's proposed maneuvers as potential simple alternatives for side identification and repositioning, but await independent replication before replacing established protocols such as the Gufoni or BBQ...

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PubMed·Journal article·Vestibular·6d ago

Risk Factors for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in an Acutely Concussed Adolescent Population

Audiologists and vestibular clinicians should be aware that BPPV may be an underrecognized co-occurrence after concussion in adolescents; routine vestibular screening of this population may be warranted pending confirmation in larger studies.