Balance

According to the National Institutes of Health:

• 90 million Americans go to health care providers because of vertigo, dizziness or balance problems.
• Balance is the second most common complaint heard in doctor's offices.
• Balance problems will occur in 70% of the nation's population at some time in their lives.

Further, according to the Elder Fall Prevention Act of 2002:

• Falls are the leading cause of injury deaths among people over 65.
• The costs from falls by elderly persons to Medicare and Medicaid programs and society as a whole continue to climb much faster than inflation and population growth.
• Direct costs alone will exceed $32 billion in 2020 

Several things have contributed to the audiologist's clinical role in assessment and management of patients with vestibular disorders:

• the anatomic link between the auditory and vestibular systems
• the fact that many patients present with both auditory and vestibular complaints
• the close collaboration between audiologists and otolaryngologists
• an increasing orientation to delivery of health care services by interdisciplinary teams
• changing demographics.

Medical Technologies is proud to provide instrumentation for evaluation and management of balance disorders, including electronystagmography (ENG), videonystagmography (VNG), posturogrpahy and rotary chairs. 

Click on a link below or contact your Medical Technologies Account Manager (info@medtechnologies.com, 800-328-6709) to learn more.