Vestibular Disorders: Clinical Treatment and Rehabilitation
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Otolaryngology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 November 2024 | Viewed by 978
Special Issue Editors
Interests: vestibular dysfunction; otology; audiology; neurotology; hearing disorders; hearing loss; deafness; rhinology; head and neck
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Peripheral vestibular disorders are common in the general population, with up to 30% of adults experiencing at least a dizziness attack during their lifespan. These disorders usually present with acute episodes of vertigo accompanied by nausea, vomiting, and imbalance.
The most common peripheral vestibular disorder is benign paroxysmic positional vertigo (BPPV), which presents with short-lasting episodic vertigo during head movements, and is treated with special rehabilitating maneuvers according to the pathophysiologic mechanism and the affected semicircular canal. Vestibular neuritis (VN) is the second most common peripheral vestibular disorder, with severe vertigo that lasts for some days and is accompanied by normal hearing. Meniere’s disease (MD) is characterized by tinnitus, ear fullness sensation, hearing loss, and vertigo, lasting up to 24 hours. There are also less common vestibular disorders that may interfere with the differential diagnosis, such as third window disorders, labyrinthitis, Rumsey–Hunt syndrome, ototoxicity, autoimmune disorders, etc.
Accurate diagnosis of vestibular disorders is essential for prompt treatment, and clinicians need guidelines for managing their vertiginous patients. Diagnosis is mainly based on history, clinical examination, and laboratory testing. Sedative or etiological medical treatment is used for acute cases. Chronic therapy and vestibular rehabilitation improve vestibular–ocular reflex gain and promote central nervous system compensation.
We welcome manuscripts on the diagnosis, clinical treatment, and rehabilitation of vestibular disorders.
We will gladly review your contributions submitted to our Special Issue in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.
Dr. Theognosia S. Chimona
Dr. Dimitrios G. Balatsouras
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- vestibular disorder
- vestibular neuritis
- Meniere’s disease
- benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- special vertiginous disorders
- vertigo laboratory testing
- medical treatment of vertigo
- Meniere’s disease treatment
- vestibular rehabilitation
