At E-HEAR & SPEECH REHAB, we do the following tests to assess balance problems

• Hearing tests. Difficulties with hearing are frequently associated with balance problems.
• Posturography test. Wearing a safety harness, you try to remain standing on a moving platform. A posturography test indicates which parts of your balance system you rely on most.
• Electronystagmography and videonystagmography. Both tests record your eye movements, which play a role in vestibular function and balance. Electronystagmography uses electrodes to record eye movements. Videonystagmography uses small cameras to record eye movements.
• Rotary chair test. Your eye movements are analyzed while you sit in a computer-controlled chair that moves slowly in a circle.
• Dix-Hallpike maneuver. Your doctor carefully turns your head in different positions while watching your eye movements to determine whether you have a false sense of motion or spinning.
• Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials test. Sensor pads attached to your neck and forehead and under your eyes measure tiny changes in muscle contractions in reaction to sounds.