A structure of the inner ear made up of three fluid-filled, semicircular tubes (canals), the utricle and the saccule that assist with balance. (See also Vestibular System.)

Surgery to cut the vestibular branch of the 8th cranial nerve. This is done when intractable vertigo resulting from a condition such as Meniere’s disease becomes debilitating. When this is done, the person has no balance function in that ear, but no more vertigo either.

A therapeutic program that uses exercises to help you regain your sense of balance.

That portion of the inner ear and the central nervous system involved with the sense of balance. It includes the semi-circular canals, saccule, utricle and vestibule. This system controls your equilibrium (balance) and stabilizes your eyes in space. It works together with your brain to sense, maintain and regain your balance and a sense of […]

See Eighth Cranial Nerve.

A form of Telecommunications Relay Service which allows a user with a videophone to connect with a TRS Communications Assistant (CA) who uses American Sign Language (ASL) to facilitate telephone calls between people who use ASL (typically deaf people) and others.