Balance Center

Keeping yourself balanced in a healthy way with each step has a great impact on improving the quality of life and providing comfort in your daily activities.

As SANKO University Hospital Balance Center, we aim to offer you effective and positive solutions in your life against your complaints about dizziness and loss of balance.

What is vertigo?

Vertigo, commonly referred to as dizziness, is a condition in which a person experiences the sensation of objects around them spinning. This condition occurs when there is a problem with the balance-related structure of the inner ear or the regions of the brain involved in balance control. Vertigo can be a symptom of a disease and may occur due to various reasons.

Dizziness (Vertigo), Balance Disorder Complaints

Complaints of dizziness and balance disorders are the most common reasons for admission to Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) and/or Audiology departments. Appropriate balance tests must be selected, applied and interpreted to diagnose dizziness and balance disorders. History, ear examination, neurological examination, and hearing evaluation evaluate a patient with dizziness and balance disturbance.

THE STORY OF YOUR VERTIGO

Examining your verigo's history is the first and most important step in the evaluation of dizziness or balance disorder at our Balance Center. First of all, when the complaints started (standing, sitting, walking, lying down, etc.), how long the dizziness continues, drug use (ototoxicity or vestibulotoxicity), hearing loss, tinnitus and complaints such as nausea, vomiting, headache, visual impairment, gait disorder etc. It should be checked whether it is accompanied by other symptoms such as:

Devices in the Balance Center and Tests Performed:

1) Audiometer Device

2) Tympanometry (Middle ear pressure) Device

3) ABR (BERA: Auditory Evoked Brainstem Responses) Test

4) Otoacoustic Emission

4) VNG (Videonystagmography) Device

VNG (Videonystagmography)

VNG is an important laboratory test that evaluates the balance system and has a high technology that records and analyzes eye movements with camera glasses called "video googles".

It is used to determine whether there is a disease that may cause balance and dizziness. It basically measures vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) function. Semicircular canals (lateral, posterior, anterior), utricle, saccule, superior and inferior vestibular nerves are evaluated. Nystagmus, involuntary movements of the eyeballs, is the most important examination finding of vertigo.

Evaluations Made

Preparation Before Videonystagmography – Information
Spontaneous Nystagmus
Gaze Test
Saccade Test
Pursuit Test
Optokinetic Test
saccadometer
Ocular Counter Roll
Head Shake Test
Positional Tests
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver
Positional Tests
Since vertigo is just a symptom, the underlying disease must be treated first.

If a problem with the crystals in the inner ear is detected with the VNG test (Positional vertigo), special maneuvers (Epley, semont, barbeque, gufoni) or special exercises (Brandt-Daroff) are performed to ensure that the crystals are placed in the canals. For the effective treatment of vertigo, it is important to first determine the underlying problem and then apply the appropriate treatment for this pathology. In our center, repositioning maneuvers, medical treatment, Brandt-Daroff exercises and habituation exercises are performed under the control of our specialist ENT physicians.

Symptoms of vestibular disorder; If you have dizziness, unsteadiness, or a feeling of loss of balance, you may need a VNG Test. In addition, your complaints of ringing in the ears, fullness or feeling of pressure accompanying dizziness are important for diagnosis. The above evaluations are made in our balance center in the presence of expert ENT physicians and audiologists.

Our purpose

As the Balance Center, our aim is to offer a healthy, balanced and quality life to every individual who suffers from dizziness and balance problems. Contact us to take healthy steps and improve your quality of life. We value your health.

Why U.S?

Our Balance Center team consists of experienced and expert healthcare professionals. Because your health is our priority.

Personalized Service: Each individual's health condition is different. That's why we personalize our treatment plans to suit the individual's specific needs.

Advanced Technology: By using the latest technology, we enable our patients to be accurately diagnosed and treated effectively.

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