The links provided here will hopefully be of value to Wobblers who are regular users of the email support groups and first visitors to the website. Many links will be familiar to the former but may not be known by the new visitor.
Those who have 'Wobblers' as family members and friends, or the clinicians who may also visit the site, are urged to use the links to inform themselves of the challenges a Wobbler experiences.
Seventeen percent of Americans have some degree of irreversible hearing loss. Harvard scientists want to bring it back.
National Institutes of Health research on stem cell therapy for the inner ear.
Study of inner ear development hints at a way to restore hearing and balance.
A targeted website with a wealth of useful information for Wobblers.
Bilateral vestibulopathy occurs when the balance portions of both inner ears are damaged. Symptoms typically include imbalance and visual disturbance.
The VEDA website helps those with vestibular disorders understand their condition and find resources.
An explanation of the different sensory inputs the brain receives that relate to balance.
Since their introduction in 1944, multiple aminoglycoside preparations have become available.
Any drug with the potential to cause toxic reactions to structures of the inner ear is considered ototoxic.
A video illustrating oscillopsia, courtesy of the Chicago Dizziness and Hearing website.
Disability Evaluation Under Social Security — Disturbance of labyrinthine-vestibular function.
How loss of vestibular function in both labyrinths leads to characteristic dysfunction in vision and balance.
Core exercises: Wobblers will benefit by strengthening core muscles.
Gentamicin is an antibiotic used to treat several types of bacterial infections.
A multimedia presentation of the vestibular system — step-by-step slideshow or narrated video.
The AAS aims to increase knowledge and understanding of hearing and balance disorders of the ear.
Exists to cure tinnitus through the development of resources that advance tinnitus research.