ArticleSeminars in hearing2015
Aging of the Human Vestibular System.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Biomechanical analyses of the handstand: a systematic review.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Pooled it
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- Electrical vestibular stimulation to improve balance in older adults: a pilot randomized controlled trial.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Trial
- Evaluation of the effect of aging on frequency in cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Comparing arm to whole-body motor control disambiguates age-related deterioration from compensation.Frontiers in aging · 2026Article
- Impact of Balance and Dizziness Problems on Falls in Older Adults: The Longitudinal AGES-Reykjavik Study.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2025Article
- Multifactorial predictors of falls in older adults: a decade of data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- [Clinical application of dynamic visual acuity testing in patients with vestibular migraine].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2025Article
- Vestibular contributions to balance control during stair negotiation versus walking and changes with aging.Experimental brain research · 2025Article
- Efficacy of the silicon based agent for age related decline in vestibular function.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Otolith Degeneration with Aging: Insights from Video Ocular Counter-Roll (vOCR) Assessment.Journal of otology · 2025Article
- Vestibular Function in Patients With Vestibular Neuritis Experiencing Prodromal Dizziness.Clinical otolaryngology : official journal of ENT-UK ; official journal of Netherlands Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology & Cervico-Facial Surgery · 2025Article
- Stapes footplate's posterior border protrudes the vestibule in healthy ears: anatomical insights from ultra-high-resolution CT.BMC medical imaging · 2025Article
- Reinterpretation of the rod-and-frame illusion: a virtual reality study.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Article
- Enhancing patient care in BPPV-related residual dizziness: introducing the CLEAR algorithm to support BPPV-RD recognition and follow-up strategies.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Clinical features of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in the elderly.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- A comparative study of vestibular projection connectivity and balance in healthy young adults and elderly subjects.BMC neurology · 2024Article
- Vestibular Function is Associated with Prefrontal and Sensorimotor Cortical Gray Matter Volumes in a Cross-Sectional Study of Healthy, Older Adults.Aperture neuro · 2024Article
- Residual dizziness after BPPV management: exploring pathophysiology and treatment beyond canalith repositioning maneuvers.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Review
- Age-related fornix decline predicts conservative response strategy-based slowing in perceptual decision-making.Aging brain · 2024Article
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Abstract
Aging affects every sensory system in the body, including the vestibular system. Although its impact is often difficult to quantify, the deleterious impact of aging on the vestibular system is serious both medically and economically. The deterioration of the vestibular sensory end organs has been known since the 1970s; however, the measurable impact from these anatomical changes remains elusive. Tests of vestibular function either fall short in their ability to quantify such anatomical deterioration, or they are insensitive to the associated physiologic decline and/or central compensatory mechanisms that accompany the vestibular aging process. When compared with healthy younger individuals, a paucity of subtle differences in test results has been reported in the healthy older population, and those differences are often observed only in response to nontraditional and/or more robust stimuli. In addition, the reported differences are often clinically insignificant insomuch that the recorded physiologic responses from the elderly often fall within the wide normative response ranges identified for normal healthy adults. The damaging economic impact of such vestibular sensory decline manifests itself in an exponential increase in geriatric dizziness and a subsequent higher prevalence of injurious falls. An estimated $10 to $20 billion dollar annual cost has been reported to be associated with falls-related injuries and is the sixth leading cause of death in the elderly population, with a 20% mortality rate. With an estimated 115% increase in the geriatric population over 65 years of age by the year 2050, the number of balanced-disordered patients with a declining vestibular system is certain to reach near epidemic proportions. An understanding of the effects of age on the vestibular system is imperative if clinicians are to better manage elderly patients with balance disorders, dizziness, and vestibular disease.
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