Balance Disorder Specialists Northern Utah Trusts
Upwards of 90 million Americans experience vertigo, dizziness, and balance problems during their lifetime with about 10% of them seeking some form of treatment for dizziness and balance problems annually.
More than just an inconvenience, being unsteady on your feet can pose a significant risk to your health and interrupt your capacity to live an active and independent lifestyle. In excess of 50% of the accidental deaths and over 300,000 hip fractures among the elderly can be linked to balance-related falls.
If you’re experiencing problems related to your balance and are searching for solutions to alleviate balance disorder symptoms, you might be wondering if there is a balance disorder specialist nearby.
Utah Ear Institute’s audiology and balance clinics in Bountiful, Tooele, Park City and West Valley City can provide you with the answers and solutions you’re looking for. The expertise of our doctors of audiology combined with state-of-the-art technology allow us to conduct simple, non-invasive tests that lead to the diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders.
More than just an inconvenience, being unsteady on your feet can pose a significant risk to your health and interrupt your capacity to live an active and independent lifestyle. In excess of 50% of the accidental deaths and over 300,000 hip fractures among the elderly can be linked to balance-related falls.
If you’re experiencing problems related to your balance and are searching for solutions to alleviate balance disorder symptoms, you might be wondering if there is a balance disorder specialist nearby.
Utah Ear Institute’s audiology and balance clinics in Bountiful, Tooele, Park City and West Valley City can provide you with the answers and solutions you’re looking for. The expertise of our doctors of audiology combined with state-of-the-art technology allow us to conduct simple, non-invasive tests that lead to the diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders.
More than just an inconvenience, being unsteady on your feet can pose a significant risk to your health and interrupt your capacity to live an active and independent lifestyle. In excess of 50% of the accidental deaths and over 300,000 hip fractures among the elderly can be linked to balance-related falls.
If you’re experiencing problems related to your balance and are searching for solutions to alleviate balance disorder symptoms, you might be wondering if there is a balance disorder specialist nearby.
Utah Ear Institute’s audiology and balance clinics in Bountiful, Tooele, Park City and West Valley City can provide you with the answers and solutions you’re looking for. The expertise of our doctors of audiology combined with state-of-the-art technology allow us to conduct simple, non-invasive tests that lead to the diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders.
Balance and Vestibular Tests
The advanced technology tests used by our doctors during a balance test may include any of the following
ENG & VNG Tests
These tests help us evaluate how your visual system is coordinating with your other balance systems. Electronystagmography (ENG) uses electrodes to record eye movements while the videonystagmography (VNG) version uses small cameras to record eye movements.
Rotary Chair Test
This test helps your audiologist measure the severity of your dizziness caused by the viewing of moving stripes and nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) during rotation. It involves seating you in a motorized chair that swivels from side to side and rotates at a controlled rate.
Computerized Dynamic Posturography
This test evaluates how well your inner ears, eyes, and the body’s muscles and joints work together to help you maintain your balance. It includes standing on a force-sensing surface with the support of a harness while being subjected to a movable visual surround.
VEMP Test
Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) tests help identify vestibular lesions that can contribute to balance issues. After attaching sensor pads to your neck, forehead, and under your eyes, we are able to measure each minute muscle contraction as you react to different sounds.
Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT)
Your audiologist could use vHIT to measure your vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). When working properly, head movements are accompanied by equal and opposite eye movements (VORs) while limited reactions help pinpoint the cause of your imbalance.
Balance and Vestibular Tests
The advanced technology tests used by our doctors during a balance test may include any of the following
ENG & VNG Tests
These tests help us evaluate how your visual system is coordinating with your other balance systems. Electronystagmography (ENG) uses electrodes to record eye movements while the videonystagmography (VNG) version uses small cameras to record eye movements.
Rotary Chair Test
This test helps your audiologist measure the severity of your dizziness caused by the viewing of moving stripes and nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) during rotation. It involves seating you in a motorized chair that swivels from side to side and rotates at a controlled rate.
Computerized Dynamic Posturography
This test evaluates how well your inner ears, eyes, and the body’s muscles and joints work together to help you maintain your balance. It includes standing on a force-sensing surface with the support of a harness while being subjected to a movable visual surround.
VEMP Test
Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) tests help identify vestibular lesions that can contribute to balance issues. After attaching sensor pads to your neck, forehead, and under your eyes, we are able to measure each minute muscle contraction as you react to different sounds.
Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT)
Your audiologist could use vHIT to measure your vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). When working properly, head movements are accompanied by equal and opposite eye movements (VORs) while limited reactions help pinpoint the cause of your imbalance.
Balance and Vestibular Tests
The advanced technology tests used by our doctors during a balance test may include any of the following
ENG & VNG Tests
These tests help us evaluate how your visual system is coordinating with your other balance systems. Electronystagmography (ENG) uses electrodes to record eye movements while the videonystagmography (VNG) version uses small cameras to record eye movements.
Rotary Chair Test
This test helps your audiologist measure the severity of your dizziness caused by the viewing of moving stripes and nystagmus (involuntary eye movement) during rotation. It involves seating you in a motorized chair that swivels from side to side and rotates at a controlled rate.
Computerized Dynamic Posturography
This test evaluates how well your inner ears, eyes, and the body’s muscles and joints work together to help you maintain your balance. It includes standing on a force-sensing surface with the support of a harness while being subjected to a movable visual surround.
VEMP Test
Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) tests help identify vestibular lesions that can contribute to balance issues. After attaching sensor pads to your neck, forehead, and under your eyes, we are able to measure each minute muscle contraction as you react to different sounds.
Video Head Impulse Test (vHIT)
Your audiologist could use vHIT to measure your vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). When working properly, head movements are accompanied by equal and opposite eye movements (VORs) while limited reactions help pinpoint the cause of your imbalance.
Before Your Assessment
You don’t have to restrict your diet like you do with other types of laboratory tests, but in order to get the most accurate diagnosis from your balance test, our patients are asked to follow some simple guidelines before their appointment, such as
Avoid drinking alcohol during the immediate 24 hours before your test
Don’t wear mascara, eyeliner, or facial lotion when you come in for testing
Arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time to settle in and be at ease before testing starts
Before Your Assessment
You don’t have to restrict your diet like you do with other types of laboratory tests, but in order to get the most accurate diagnosis from your balance test, our patients are asked to follow some simple guidelines before their appointment, such as
Avoid drinking alcohol during the immediate 24 hours before your test
Don’t wear mascara, eyeliner, or facial lotion when you come in for testing
Arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time to settle in and be at ease before testing starts
Before Your Assessment
You don’t have to restrict your diet like you do with other types of laboratory tests, but in order to get the most accurate diagnosis from your balance test, our patients are asked to follow some simple guidelines before their appointment, such as
Avoid drinking alcohol during the immediate 24 hours before your test
Don’t wear mascara, eyeliner, or facial lotion when you come in for testing
Arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time to settle in and be at ease before testing starts
Frequently Asked Questions about Balance Disorders
If you have any other questions, please email us.
What is a balance disorder?
Do I have a balance disorder?
Are balance disorders serious?
What can cause balance disorders?
How is a balance disorder treated?
Frequently Asked Questions about Balance Disorders
If you have any other questions, please email us.
What is a balance disorder?
Do I have a balance disorder?
Are balance disorders serious?
What can cause balance disorders?
How is a balance disorder treated?
Frequently Asked Questions about Balance Disorders
If you have any other questions, please email us.
What is a balance disorder?
Do I have a balance disorder?
Are balance disorders serious?
What can cause balance disorders?
How is a balance disorder treated?
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Hear from our delighted patients about their experience at Utah Ear Institute
“Give them a try.”
Steve H.
“You won’t regret going.”
Alicia F.
“I can understand better.”
Kim H.
What Our Delighted Patients Say
Hear from our delighted patients about their experience at Utah Ear Institute
“Give them a try.”
Steve H.
“You won’t regret going.”
Alicia F.
“I can understand better.”
Kim H.
Schedule a Balance Test
Motion intolerance, such as vertigo and dizziness or feeling unsteady on your feet, can have a negative impact on your quality of life by limiting your ability to go about daily living tasks or your capacity to enjoy an active social life because of critical injuries from balance-related falls. Getting help from Utah Ear Institute for a balance disorder before it gets worse is critical to your overall health and well-being.
By completing and submitting the adjacent form, you can get in contact with a balance specialist at any of our Northern Utah audiology and balance clinics to schedule a balance assessment and start getting the treatment you need.
Schedule a Balance Test
Motion intolerance, such as vertigo and dizziness or feeling unsteady on your feet, can have a negative impact on your quality of life by limiting your ability to go about daily living tasks or your capacity to enjoy an active social life because of critical injuries from balance-related falls. Getting help from Utah Ear Institute for a balance disorder before it gets worse is critical to your overall health and well-being.
By completing and submitting the adjacent form, you can get in contact with a balance specialist at any of our Northern Utah audiology and balance clinics to schedule a balance assessment and start getting the treatment you need.
Schedule a Balance Test
Motion intolerance, such as vertigo and dizziness or feeling unsteady on your feet, can have a negative impact on your quality of life by limiting your ability to go about daily living tasks or your capacity to enjoy an active social life because of critical injuries from balance-related falls. Getting help from Utah Ear Institute for a balance disorder before it gets worse is critical to your overall health and well-being.
By completing and submitting the adjacent form, you can get in contact with a balance specialist at any of our Northern Utah audiology and balance clinics to schedule a balance assessment and start getting the treatment you need.
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