BASLP 3rd Semester Notes » Paper 3: Diagnostic Audiology: Behavioural Tests
Unit 5: Assessment of Persons with Vestibular Disorder, Tinnitus, Hyperacusis
- Introduction to structure and function of vestibular system
- Vestibular ocular reflex and vestibulo spinal reflex
- Overview on other systems involved in balance
- Signs and Symptoms of vestibular disorders
- Team in the assessment and management of vestibular disorders
- Behavioral tests to assess vestibular functioning: Fukuda stepping test, tandem gait test, finger nose pointing, Romberg test, Sharpened Romberg test, Dix-Hallpike test, Log-roll test
- Overview of tinnitus and hyperacusis and tests for assessment
- Pitch matching, loudness matching, residual inhibition, Feldman masking curves
- Johnson Hyperacusis Dynamic Range Quotient
Disorders of Vestibular System
Disorders of vestibular system cause vertigo and are divided into: Peripheral, which involve vestibular end organs and their 1st order neurons (i.e. the vestibular nerve). The cause lies in the internal ear or the VIIIth nerve. They are responsible for 85% of all...
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