![]() 909,814,255 visitors served. |
|
![]() Dictionary/ thesaurus | ![]() Medical dictionary | ![]() Legal dictionary | ![]() Financial dictionary | ![]() Acronyms | ![]() Idioms | ![]() Encyclopedia | ![]() Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
Caloric testing |
0.03 sec. |
|
Caloric testing Flushing warm and cold water into the ear stimulates the labyrinth and causes vertigo and nystagmus if all the nerve pathways are intact. Mentioned in: Gulf War Syndrome |
|
? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
Follow-up ENG showed nystagmus in the right lateral position, and caloric testing elicited no warm or cool responses in the right ear. more than a 25% difference between left-sided and right-sided horizontal semicircular canal responses demonstrated on caloric testing (ie, degree of canal Electronystagmography (ENG) revealed a direction-changing positional nystagmus, a 35% reduced vestibular response (RVR) left on alternate binaural bithermal caloric testing, and a type 2 response that revealed the RVR left on simultaneous binaural bithermal testing (figure 1). |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Browser extension |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content NEW! | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|
|---|