Balance 和 Falls Center

在 UCSF Balance 和 Falls Center, our experts assess patients to determine potential causes of vertigo, dizziness 和 balance problems, 和 to recommend treatments. Our comprehensive assessment protocol includes a number of tests that examine the effectiveness 和 workings of your vestibular system, whose function is crucial to sensing balance 和 spatial orientation, as well as tests to evaluate how the vision system 和 somatosensory system – such as pressure sensors in your feet – contribute to your overall stability 和 balance. By helping us determine which system may be contributing to your symptoms, this assessment points us toward appropriate treatment.

As specified by your referral or based on your symptoms 和 medical history, the assessment may include:

• 旋转的椅子
• Vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP)
• Video head impulse test (vHIT)
• Videonystagmography (VNG) 和 electronystagmography (ENG)
• Assessment 和 treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV)

For more information about these tests 和 your condition, please visit the Balance 和 Falls Center at the UCSF Department of Otolaryngology. Also see our patient education material on balance assessment tests 和 how to prepare for your appointment.