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Ears, Nose and Throat

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Ears: Anatomy | Surgery | Balance Disorders (Dizziness, Vertigo) | Ear Disorders | Hearing Disorders | Compensating for Hearing Loss

Nose & Sinus: Anatomy | Surgery | Nasal Sprays & Washes | Nose Disorders | Sinusitis

Throat: Anatomy | Diagnostic Procedures | Surgery | Laryngeal and Voice Disorders | Throat Disorders

Other Topics: General Ears, Nose and Throat | Ciliary Motility Disorders | Smell and Taste Disorders

Balance Disorders (Dizziness, Vertigo)

(Jump to: General Information | Diagnosis | Treatment | Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) | Endolymphatic Hydrops | Meniere's Disease | Motion Sickness | Perilymph Fistula | Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome )

General Information
Balance Disorders:NIDCD
Vertigo:Merck Manual, Home Edition
Pediatric Vestibular Disorders:Vestibular Disorders Association
Dizziness Caused by Vestibular Disorders:Vestibular Disorders Association
Dizziness from Non-Vestibular Causes:Vestibular Disorders Association
Bilateral Vestibulopathy:American Hearing Research Foundation
See also Nervous System and Brain, Neurologic Manifestations, Dizziness
Dizziness and Vertigo:MedlinePlus

Diagnosis
Possible Symptoms of Vestibular Disorders:Vestibular Disorders Association
Diagnostic Tests for Vestibular Disorders:Vestibular Disorders Association
Vestibular Testing:American Hearing Research Foundation

Treatment
Treatment for Vertigo, Imbalance, and Dizziness Due to Vestibular Dysfunction:Vestibular Disorders Association
Balance Rehabilitation:ASHA
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT):Vestibular Disorders Association
Balance and Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy:American Hearing Research Foundation
Medical Treatment of Vertigo:American Hearing Research Foundation
Destructive Treatments of Vertigo:American Hearing Research Foundation
Surgical Treatments of Vertigo:American Hearing Research Foundation
Surgical Procedures Used to Treat Vertigo due to Vestibular Dysfunction:Vestibular Disorders Association
See also specific balance disorders below

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo:American Academy of Family Physicians
Dizziness and Benign Positional Vertigo:UCSD School of Medicine
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo:American Hearing Research Foundation
Canalith Repositioning Procedure (CRP)—for Treatment of BPPV:Vestibular Disorders Association
Exercise Therapy for BPPV:Wake Forest University

Endolymphatic Hydrops
Primary Endolymphatic Hydrops, see Meniere's Disease
Secondary Endolymphatic Hydrops:Vestibular Disorders Association

Labyrinthitis and Neuronitis
Labyrinthitis and Vestibular Neuritis:Vestibular Disorders Association
Vestibular Neuronitis:WebMD
Vestibular Neuritis and Labyrinthitis:American Hearing Research Foundation

Meniere's Disease
Meniere's Disease:American Academy of Family Physicians
Meniere's Disease:NIDCD
Meniere's Disease:Vestibular Disorders Association
Meniere's Disease:UCSD School of Medicine
Meniere's Disease:American Hearing Research Foundation
Compilation of Treatments for Meniere's Disease:Washington University
Meniere's Disease:MedlinePlus

Motion Sickness
Motion Sickness:MedicineNet
Travelers' Health: Motion Sickness:CDC
Motion Sickness:Chicago Dizziness and Balance
Statement on Motion Sickness:Health Canada
Mal de Debarquement:American Hearing Research Foundation

Perilymph Fistula
Perilymph Fistula:Vestibular Disorders Association
Perilymph Fistula:American Hearing Research Foundation

Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome:Vestibular Disorders Association

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