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Hearing & Balance Testing

Audiometry (standard hearing test)

The inner ear contains both the organ of hearing and the organ of balance. Evaluating hearing is critically important in diagnosing balance disorders and planning proper treatment. There are many types of hearing tests, some of which test inner ear functions that a normal hearing person would not know are abnormal.

Videonystagmography / Electronystagmography (VNG/ENG)

For this test, patients are put into various head and body positions to see if these positions cause dizziness. During parts of this test, warm and cool water is placed in both outer ear canals. The warm and cool water stimulates the inner ear and sends signals to the eyes and brain. This test evaluates inner ear function, the relationship of the ear and eye, and the centers in the brain that control balance.

Rotational Chair

During this test, the patient is rotated back and forth in a chair and measurements are taken that give information about certain balance disorders. For example, the measurements may indicate that both ears are weak or the brain is not controlling balance properly.

Computerized Dynamic Posturography (CDP)

For this diagnostic test, the patient stands on a platform that moves with body sway. CDP evaluates how well the patient’s three senses of balance (the inner ear, the eyes and the legs) communicate with the brain in creating normal balance.

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The Ear Institute
The Hearing & Learning Center
The Cochlear Implant Center
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
380 Second Avenue (21st-22nd Streets)
9th Floor
New York, NY  10010
(646) 438-7800 Main Number
(646) 438-7809 FAX
(646) 438-7801 Audiology
(646) 438-7802 Cochlear Implants
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The Ear Institute
The Center for Hearing and Balance
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
230 Second Avenue (at 14th Street)
2nd Floor
New York, NY  10003
(212) 979-4340 Main Number
(212) 533-3489 FAX
(212) 979-4166 Hearing Aid Dispensary
(646) 438-7804 Vestibular Rehabilitation

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