Short-term rehabilitation of patients with posttraumatic otolith disorders by auditory feedback training: a pilot study.
In a prospective, non-randomized pilot study, two groups of patients with dizziness for more than one year due to posttraumatic otolith disorders had been investigated. They were treated by a one-day vestibular rehabilitation training with/without auditory feedback. It could be shown that auditory feedback training for a limited period of time can reduce significantly trunk sway compared to those patients who did vestibular exercises alone without auditory feedback. This audiofeedback-based therapy seems to be a promising tool in the vestibular rehabilitation and in treating patients with otolith disorders in particular. Long-term effects cannot yet be assessed with the present data of our series.
Ernst
Arne
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Department of Otolaryngology at ukb, Hospital of the University of Berlin, Charité Medical School, Berlin, Germany. arneborge@ukb.de
Singbartl
Fabian
F
Basta
Dietmar
D
Seidl
Rainer O
RO
Todt
Ingo
I
Eisenschenk
Andreas
A
D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D005246:Feedback; D005260:Female; D019416:Head Movements / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011187:Posture; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D014741:Video Recording; D014947:Wounds and Injuries