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Balance
Disorder Center
Balance
disorders can be debilitating, causing dizziness, unsteadiness,
vertigo (feeling of spinning), buzzing in the ears,
and hearing loss. The problem can be complicated to
diagnose and treat since there are numerous possible
causes and it may involve several interacting health
problems. Loyola University Health System's (Loyola)
Balance Center brings together, in one convenient location,
all the diagnostic capabilities and specialists needed
to make a diagnosis and formulate a treatment plan.
Diseases
routinely treated are:
- Acoustic
neuroma - ringing, hear loss, benign growth in inner
ear
- Acute
vertigo caused by a head injury or whiplash
- Cholesteatoma
-- skin cyst, which involves the middle ear
- Labyrinthitis
- inner ear infection with vertigo
- Benign
positional vertigo
- Meniere's
disease - ringing, hearing loss, vertigo
The
center incorporates an array of customized features
including:
- Auditory
brainstem response testing (ABR)
- Computerized
dynamic posturography (CDP)
- CT
scan of temporal bone
- Electronystagmography
(ENG)
- MRI
of the head
- Otoacoustic
emission testing (OAE)
- Rotary
chair testing
- Same-day
hearing testing
- Specialized
audiological tests
The
data from these and other tests are analyzed, and the
results are correlated with the history and physical
examination. Once a patient has been diagnosed, all
medical options are exhausted before pursuing surgical
treatment. Non-surgical treatment options offered include:
- Particle
repositioning maneuvers
- Transtympanic
gentamycin perfusion
- Vestibular
rehabilitation therapy
A
wide variety of surgical treatments are available, including:
- Acoustic
neuroma resection
- Endolymphatic
sac decompression
- Labyrinthectomy
- Mastoid
surgery for cholesteatoma
- Vestibular
nerve section
Locations
and Contacts
A full spectrum of otolaryngology services
is available at:
Loyola
Outpatient Center in Maywood
Oakbrook
Terrace Medical Center
If you would like to make an appointment or need assistance
to find an appropriate physician, please call us at
(888) LUHS-888.
Related
Links
Balance
Center brochure (366K) 
Otolaryngology
services
Balance Disorder Center Web site
Program
Directors
Sam
Marzo, MD, medical director
Michael Raffin, PhD, laboratory director
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