Hearing and Balance

​​The Balance and Vestibular Clinic at Boys Town National Research Hospital offers diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for balance and dizziness-related problems.​​

Types of Balance Disorders We Diagnose and Treat

• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
• Disequilibrium of Aging
• Vestibular Neuritis
• Vestibular Migraine
• Meniere's disease
• Vestibular Labyrinthitis
• Mal de Debarquemnt Syndrome
• Superior Cana​l Dehiscence Syndrome
• Pediatric Vestibular Disorders
• Bilateral Vestibular Loss
• Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness​

Balance Disorder Signs and Symptoms

• ​​Dizziness
• History of falling
• A feeling of imbalance or unsteadiness
• Hearing loss
• Tinnitus, or ringing in the ear​

The Vestibular Clinic is a state-of-the-art facility that provides:

• Information to assist the physician in the diagnosis of vestibular disorders
• Treatments for certain types of dizziness
• Customized physical therapy programs to help reduce symptoms of dizziness and imbalance and to educate patients on how to prevent falls

Services We Offer:

• VNG/ENG
• Rotary Chair
• Dynamic Posturography
• Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (VEMP)
• Canalith Repositioning
• Vestibular Rehabilitation and Fall Prevention
• Video Head Impulse Testing (vHIT)

More about vestibular tests and treatments offered.

Treatment Options

• Vestibular Rehabilitation
• Canalith Repositioning Maneuvers
• Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Physician Evaluation

If you are concerned about your balance, you may have questions such as:

• What vestibular tests and treatments are offered?
• What are the vestibular pre-test instructions?