20Q: Pediatric Vestibular Disorders and the Role of the Audiologist

1. Pediatric assessment of dizziness? That’s something new for me. It’s new for a lot of us, but truth be told, there has never been a more exciting time to be in this area of Audiology. New research in pediatric vestibular assessment and management has opened our eyes to the developmental consequences of balance impairments. 2. You say “developmental”—I remember something about the vestibular system having several end organs? Right you are! In fact, there are five organs in the peripheral vestibular system with each one serving a different purpose. These five organs (three semicircular canals and two otolith organs) are connected to the two branches of the vestibular nerve (i.e. inferior and superior). All five end organs are functional at birth.

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