The Prevalence of Semicircular Canal Dysfunction Among Rehabilitation Patients

Semicircular Canals Dysfunction Among Patients Hospitalized at the Rehabilitation Department

Patients hospitalized at the rehabilitation department at the hospital will fill a questionnaire regarding dizziness and ear diseases, and the Dizziness Handicap Inventory, and then will be examined by an ENT physician, followed by a video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) study.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Over 65 years old
• Hospitalized at the rehabilitation department

Exclusion Criteria:

• Blindness or loss of vision which is not corrected using glasses
• Past CVA with neurological remnants
• Movement disorder
• Lower body part weakness
• Limitation in neck movement
• Vestibular pathology diagnosed in the past 6 months