Investigation of the Efficacy of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Physiotherapy in Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction Patients

Investigation of the Efficacy of Non-Invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Physiotherapy in Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction Patients

The purpose of this study: To investigate the effectiveness of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation and vestibular rehabilitation applications in patients diagnosed with Unilateral Vestibular Hypofunction (UVH).

It was planned to include 40 patients diagnosed with UHV in the study. Patients were randomized into 2 separate groups (20 people in the vestibular rehabilitation group, 20 people in the vagus nerve stimulation group in addition to vestibular rehabilitation).

Inclusion Criteria:

• He learned about unilateral peripheral vestibular hypofunction with videonystagmography
• Being able to communicate well

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having cognitive impairment
• Presence of central neurological disease
• Lack of cooperation
• Previous ear surgery
• Accompanied by Benign Proxysmal Positional Vertigo
• Having acute Meniere's disease
• Finding pathology in temporal bone MRI
• Having a lower extremity disorder that prevents walking
• Evidence of central pathology in videonystagmography results