VIDEO: Balance Assessment of Child with Hemifacial Microsomia (HFM) and Delayed Neuromotor Function
Published on: June 18, 2014
Case Study: a 3 year 8 month old male referred for balance assessment by a pediatric ENT. The child has a right-sided hemifacial microsomia (HFM). It has been determined from […]
Read MoreBalance Dysfunction in Children Secondary to Otitis Media with Effusion
Published on: April 25, 2014
Although there is not an abundance of literature on pediatric vestibular issues, otitis media with effusion (OME) has been reported in the literature as a cause of balance dysfunction in […]
Read More2014 AudiologyNow – Orlando, Florida
Published on: April 8, 2014
Audience prepares for the Great Debate, moderated by Drs. Barry Freeman and Myles Kesler. The debaters were; Drs. David Citroen, Bob Disorga, Richard Roberts and Richard Gans. Over 200 attendees […]
Read MoreAnimal Audiology at AIB
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Normally, BAER testing on a 9-week old wouldn’t be newsworthy, unless it is a puppy! Dr. Robert Zarranz, an ENT physician and longtime friend, purchased a golden lab for his […]
Read MoreVIDEO – Video Head Impulse Test (VHIT)
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Background: The visualization of corrective saccades as a highly sensitive bedside examination of a peripheral vestibular deficit has been well reported in the literature. The “head thrust” test as described […]
Read More2014 Semana de la Otología – Bogotá, Colombia
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The 10th Annual Audiology Symposium sponsored by Clínca Rivas, Semana de la Otología, was yet again a great success. 57 Otolaryngologists and Physiotherapists from around the world attended Dr. Gans’ 2-day […]
Read MoreVIDEO – mTBI/Concussion and Oscillopsia: The importance of dynamic visual acuity (DVA) testing
Published on: March 5, 2014
mTBI, more commonly known as concussion, is well reported in both civilian and military literature, but has gained significant public attention due to the interest of sports related head trauma. […]
Read MoreVIDEO – Migrainous Positional Vertigo (MPV): Ear or Brain?
Published on: February 21, 2014
Roberts, Gans and Kastner (2006), von Breveren (2004) and Neuhauser (2001) have all published articles about MPV. The condition is seen almost exclusively in post-menopausal females with history of migraine. […]
Read MoreVIDEO- Conversion Disorders in the Balance Clinic
Published on: January 29, 2014
Patients with Dissociative or Somatoform disorders commonly referred to as Conversion Disorders are often seen in balance centers due to their motor control issues and hypersensitivities to motion, light, sound […]
Read MoreVIDEO – CTSIB Sensitivity Improved with Head Shake
Published on: January 14, 2014
First described by Shumway-Cook and Horak in 1986, the Clinical Test of Sensory Integration of Balance ( CTSIB ) has withstood the test of time as one of the most […]
Read MoreWatch us Grow! AIB’s New Location
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Watch us grow! We are pleased to announce the opening of AIB’s new location at Florida Hospital – North Pinellas, February 2014. Located in Tarpon Springs, this location will provide […]
Read MoreVIDEO – Maniobra de Reposicionamiento Gans (GRM) con vuelta en la camilla: CP Izquierdo-VPPB
Published on: December 17, 2013
El GRM, desarrollado en el año 2000, ha sido descripto en la literatura y libros de texto como una maniobra híbrida; particularmente útil con las personas con movilidad limitada o […]
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