Water irrigation versus air insufflation: A comparison of two caloric test protocols

International Journal of Audiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 263-269

  Maes, Leen ^a,b   Dhooge, Ingeborg ^a   De Vel, Eddy ^a   D'haenens, Wendy ^a   Bockstael, Annelies ^a   Vinck, Bart M ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air insufflation; Caloric; Directional preponderance; Frequency; Slow component velocity; Unilateral weakness; Water irrigation

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AERATION; AIR; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CALORIC VESTIBULAR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EAR; EAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE; VELOCITY; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

ADULT; AIR; CALORIC TESTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; IRRIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

EID: 34248582570     PISSN: 14992027     EISSN: 17088186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14992020601178147     Document Type: Article

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