Rotary Chair Testing

Rotational chair testing for vestibular problems offers several diagnostic benefits. One of the primary benefits is its consistency in diagnosing patients with a bilateral vestibular weakness.

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Rotatory Chair Testing

Rotatory chair testing is a mid-frequency test of vestibular function, testing a range of different frequencies from 0.01 Hz to 0.64 Hz. Rotatory chair (head) speed is compared to eye movement speed to assess the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR).

Rotational chair testing for vestibular problems offers several diagnostic benefits. One of the primary benefits is its consistency in diagnosing patients with a bilateral vestibular weakness. Compared to caloric testing which is often considered to be the gold standard for identifying a unilateral vestibular loss, rotatory chair testing is considered the gold standard for detection of bilateral vestibular losses.

The rotatory chair is also useful in assessing children with vestibular problems .

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Frequently asked questions about Balance Assessments

  • A full balance assessment can take between 1 to 2 hours in total to complete. The Audiologist will instruct you for each test performed. The tests largely involve looking at various stationery and moving objects with goggles on. The video cameras in the goggles track eye movements. We evaluate the eye movements seen on the tests performed to gain further diagnostic information regarding the vestibular (inner ear balance) organs.