Visiting Doctors @ AIB from the Dominican Republic & Puerto Rico

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AIB Visiting Doctors - Dr. Feliz, Dr. Crespo, Dr. Rodriguez

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Vestibular Rehabilitation Workshop @ AIB

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Dr. Gans & Dr. Tarver demonstrate OPK for the class

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Dr. Gans Teaches NOVA Southeastern Students July 7-8, 2011

Dr. Gans Nova Southeastern Vestibular Course

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Dra. Andrea Ximena Varela visits AIB

Dra. Andrea Ximena Varela from Buenos Aires, Argentina, visits with Dr. Gans and the AIB staff/doctors in Largo, FL for a week in the beginning of June.

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Dizziness, Vertigo and Falls: issues for older adults and practitioners

Article by Richard Gans, Ph.D.published in ENT & Audiology News Vol 20 No 1 Mar/Apr 2011

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Pediatric Vestibular Screenings Conducted Throughout Guatemala

Dr. Paty Castellanos, of Guatemala City, Guatemala, one of Central America’s foremost audiologists, recently conducted pediatric vestibular screenings on 700+ hearing impaired children throughout Guatemala.  The children, previously identified, were being seen at McDonald’s restaurants for their hearing aid fittings as part of an ongoing philanthropic initiative performed by Dr. Castellanos and her colleagues.  Dr. Castellanos in collaboration with Dr. Richard Gans of AIB, who designed the study utilizing the Gans Sensory Organization Performance Test, will be reporting their findings in a major publication early next year.  Felicidades, Dra. Castellanos!

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Dr. Gans in Guatemala

Dr. Gans made several presentations at leading Guatemala City hospitals and spent several days consulting and seeing patients with Dr.Michel Nuyens and Dra. Patricia Castellanos de Munoz at the distinguished Diagnostico Vestibular Clinic, the AIB Affiliate in Guatemala.

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ENTs from Mexico and Costa Rica Train at AIB

Dr. Gans and AIB faculty are pleased to welcome Mario Villegas-Gonzalez, M.D., Ph.D., from Monterrey, Mexico and Enrique Munoz, M.D. from Costa Rica. Both physicians are participating in the Institute’s 3-day Vestibular Rehabilitation Workshop. Dr. Villegas is also collaborating with Dr. Gans on an ENT resident training program at University of Nuevo Leon Medical School in Monterrey.

AIB Staff with Dr. Villegas & Dr. Munoz

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Dr. Gans Teaches at Nova Southeastern University

Dr. Gans is pictured with the second year Doctor of Audiology class during their vestibular course.  They received clinical and hands-on experience with diagnostic and treatment protocols.

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Charles Berlin, Ph.D. Joins AIB Staff

Dr. Berlin, world renowned researcher and clinician, professor emeritus Louisiana State University Kresge Laboratory has recently joined AIB’s clinical staff.  Dr. Berlin is one of AIBs education foundation faculty and will now be seeing patients at AIB’s Largo main campus.  Dr. Berlin’s expertise in hearing science, auditory neuropathy/dys-synchrony with children and adults will assist this underserved population.

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New 4th Year Au.D. Resident at AIB

AIB staff welcomes Yun Jin Mary Kim. Mary is from Salus University and will spend her 4th year at AIB specializing in vestibular and equilibrium evaluation and treatment. Mary is AIB’s 14th Audiology resident. Pictured at far right is Patrick Dolon of Nova Southeastern University, who is #13 and soon to graduate.  Soon to be Dr. Dolon will be joining AIB’s clinical staff.

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AIB Presents at Academy Conference

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AIB Doctors have just returned from San Diego where they presented at the American Academy of Audiology meeting. Dr. Gans presented on pediatric vestibular topics and vestibular rehabilitation; and Dr. Tarver presented a number of very interesting case studies with Dr. Richard Roberts in a Featured Session presentation.  Dr. Gans’s and Dr. Tarver’s presentations were both very well attended and received.

To download the references for Dr. Tarver’s Audiology Now 2010 presentation please visit the Publications section of our website!

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Classification of Audiovestibular Symptoms Related to Migraine, Part 3: Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood

by Richard E. Gans, PhD

Hearing Review – November 2002

Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood is a childhood vestibular disorder that manifests itself as recurrent spontaneous episodes ofvertigo in otherwise healthy children. This article, the final one in a three-part series, covers the topics of BPVC and BPVC with torticollis.

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Classification of Audiovestibular Symptoms Related to Migraine, Part 2: Mal de Debarquement Syndrome

Classification of Audiovestibular Symptoms Related to Migraine, Part 2: Mal de Debarquement Syndrome

by Richard E. Gans, PhD

Hearing Review – October 2002

Hearing care professionals should have, at least, a basic understanding of migraine and its audiovestibular symptoms. Part 2 of this 3-part series provides information on Mal de Debarquement Syndrome (often called disembarkment sickness) and the kinds of audiovestibular symptoms that are associated with this mysterious problem.

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Classification of Audiovestibular Symptoms Related to Migraine, Part 1: Overview of Migraine

by Richard E. Gans, PhD

Hearing Review – September 2002

Hearing care professionals should have at least a basic understanding of migraine and its audiovestibular symptoms: vertigo, tinnitus, phonophobia, and even hearing loss present as symptoms in at least 30% of migraine patients. This article, the first of a three-part series, provides an overview

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April Vestibular Rehabilitation Workshop

Physical and Occupational Therapists from around the country attended AIB’s Vestibular Rehabilitation Workshop.  AIB’s 7 workshops are designed for therapists, physicians and audiologists wishing to learn in small, hands-on learning modules.  Dr. Gans works with students in demonstrating the rehabilitation protocols from his book Vestibular Rehabilitation: Protocols and Programs.

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Students meet with Dr. Gans at Audiology Unplugged

At the Audiology Now conference in San Diego, Au.D. student from Wichita State University meets with Dr. Gans at the Audiology Unplugged Session.  This is an annual event where students are able to meet leaders in the profession.

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References for Dr. Tarver’s AudiologyNow! 2010 Presentation

Please click here to download the references from Dr. Tarver’s 2010 AudiologyNow! Presentation.

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Dizzy Signals: Getting Rid of Dizziness

View Dr. Gans’s article “Dizzy Signals: Getting Rid of Dizziness” published in Ladies’ Home Journal.  Please click below to download the article.

Gans, R. (2009) “Dizzy Signals: Getting Rid of Dizziness”. Ladies’ Home Journal.

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Utility Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Treated for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Roberts RA, Abrams H, Sembach MK, Lister JJ, Gans RE, Chisolm TH. (2009). Utility Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Treated for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Ear Hear. 2009 Jun;30(3):369-76.

Utility Measures of Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients Treated for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

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