Research suggests about 40 percent of people will experience vertigo in their life. Instances of dizziness and vertigo ...

Dr Nick Dunn, a GP at the Healthcare Group, looks at a relatively common cause of dizziness.

Corresponding eye movements are recorded via ENG/VNG methods to assess inner ear function. Rotational chair examination allows testing at higher frequencies than standard ENG/VNG assessments and ...

The inner ear is divided into two fluid filled chambers - one inside the other. Figure 3 illustrates the basic organization of both the organs of hearing and balance. The fluid in the two chambers ...

In this bustling auditorium, nestled within the balance (vestibular) system of your inner ear, the musicians are not wielding ...

Tanaka and his colleagues have investigated regulating arterial pressure using galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS), a technique that involves applying a small electric current to the inner ear.

The inner ear of a blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), reconstructed from CT scans, shows key anatomical features, including the cochlea, acousto-vestibular nerve, oval window and vestibular ...

vestibule, and cochlea. Petrosals are abundant in the fossil record and are often well-preserved, even in fragmentary skeletal remains. "The development of the inner ear structures is known to be ...

The combination of fluid and tiny hairs in the inner ear help the vertebrate brain interpret an organism’s position in space and provides a sense of balance. Although these vestibular systems evolved ...