If someone suffers from bilateral vestibular hypofunction, it means that their inner ear doesn't maintain their sense balance properly. As a result, the person gets dizzy very easily. A new implant, ...

Ear, nose and throat physicians are trained in disorders of speech, hearing and balance. In today’s program we will discuss these disorders with Dr. Stephen Schaffer and Dr. Mark Lorenz. Dr. Schaffer ...

Most balance problems occur because of brain or inner ear problems, or physical issues, such as broken bones or muscle injuries. Balance problems can make it difficult to walk or move. They may make a ...

Electronic implants in the inner ear may one day restore clear vision and equilibrium in some patients who experience disabling unsteadiness Ask friends to list the body’s senses, and they will ...

Researchers have successfully developed a method to grow inner ear tissue from human stem cells, a finding that could lead to new platforms to model disease and new therapies for the treatment of ...

A report in the May 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals, has revealed that some 35 percent of U.S. adults age 40 and older have inner ear balance disorders and ...

A new study makes the first attempts to design and test a vestibular prosthesis to help restore balance for those with Meniere's disease. Many disorders of the inner hear which affect both hearing and ...

A simple fall is one of the most dangerous traumas the elderly face: one-quarter of older Americans who suffer a hip fracture after a fall die within six months of the injury. But what exactly causes ...