Introdução: A reabilitação vestibular é um tratamento para tontura crônica que utiliza exercícios personalizados visando restaurar o controle postural e reduzir a tontura. Pouco se discute na literatura sobre os benefícios em longo prazo desta intervenção. Objetivos: Descrever perfil dos pacientes atendidos no Ambulatório de Reabilitação Vestibular verificar melhora do equilíbrio corporal após ...

The objective of this study was to analyze the perception visual verticality (VV) in subjects with Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS) and correlate symptoms disease balance capacity. A cross-sectional including 54 patients (51 female) conducted. evaluation carried out a virtual reality device by calculating Mean Absolute Error (MAE) degrees deviation two tests: Subjective Visual Vertical (SVV) test fo...

OBJECTIVE To compare hearing performance relating to the peripheral and central auditory system between solvent-exposed and non-exposed workers. METHODS Forty-eight workers exposed to a mixture of solvents and 48 non-exposed control subjects of matched age, gender and educational level were selected to participate in the study. The evaluation procedures included: pure-tone audiometry (500 - 8...

INTRODUCTION Tinnitus is considered as one of the major symptom associated with many pathologies along with its presence in individuals with normal hearing. With varied cause and mechanism of its generation and increase in number of individuals with complaint of tinnitus, rehabilitation becomes crucial for Audiologists. OBJECTIVE Study was undertaken to find the efficacy of Residual Inhibitio...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), a validated patient-based outcomes measure, may improve our ability to quantify impact and assess therapy for patients with tinnitus. DESIGN Nonrandomized, prospective analysis of 32 patients undergoing tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT). Assessment tools included comprehensive audiology, a subjective self-assessment survey ...

Introduction: When patients seek medical attention, vertigo and dizziness are among the most often primary complaints reported. Dizziness is considered a strong predictor of falls leading cause accidental death in older adults. The Vertigo Handicap Questionnaire (VHQ) examines effects on disability, handicap, psychological distress. However, questionnaire not available languages other than Engl...