Dizziness, Balance & Tinnitus
Overview
Dizziness, vertigo, and balance problems are common complaints in clinical practice. These symptoms can have a significant impact on a person’s quality of life and overall safety. Over 90 million Americans, age 17 years and older, have experienced a dizziness or balance problem. Twenty million Americans visit the emergency room each year for fall-related injuries, with balance-related falls accounting for more than half of the accidental deaths in the elderly. According to the National Institute of Health, 90% of all causes of dizziness can be identified by a thorough evaluation.
Lixin Zhang, MD, PhD
Center Director
Dr. Zhang serves as an Attending Neurologist and Director of the Dizziness and Balance Center at DENT. His patient focus is on balance disorders, dizziness/vertigo, sleep medicine, and epilepsy as well as general neurology
Mindset Podcast with Tom McNulty dives into balance disorders, dizziness/vertigo, sleep medicine, and epilepsy as well as general neurology with Dr. Zhang, an attending Neurologist and Director of the Dizziness and Balance Center at DENT Neurologic Institute with 12 years of extensive neuroscience research experience with almost 30 peer-reviewed publications in various neuroscience journals.
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Diagnosis &
treatments
Our team will fully evaluate each patient to determine the need for any further related testing. Using state-of-the-art equipment, the center provides a full battery of vestibular, or balance, evaluations including audiometric hearing tests; inner ear function tests such as Videonystagmography (VNG), Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) and Rotary Chair; as well as Computerized Dynamic Posturography, a method of quantifying balance. New to the dizziness and balance center the newly developed Tinnitus Clinic includes sound therapy. The center also has trained professionals offering on-site vestibular therapy and rehabilitation.
- Videonystagmography (VNG)
- Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP)
- Rotary Chair
- ABR / EcochG
- Computerized Dynamic Posturography
- Hearing and Tinnitus Evaluations
- On-Site Vestibular Therapy and Rehabilitation
- vHIT
- Fistula Testing
Blog Posts
The connection between dizziness (vertigo) & migraine history
