Vestibular Neuronitis Symptoms, Causes & More
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6. HINTs Examination
Doctors usually perform the HINTs exam to rule out other causes of the vertigo associated with vestibular neuronitis. HINTS stands for Head Impulse-Nystagmus-Test of Skew. This exam consists of three segments all of which evaluate eye movement or fixation. During the head impulse, the patient's head is quickly turned while the examiner studies eye fixation. The patient should continue to look at the examiner's nose.
Next, nystagmus is evaluated by the doctor. Finally, the doctor covers one of the patient's eyes at a time and studies eye alignment.1Smith, Travis. ‘Vestibular Neuronitis.’ StatPearls /[Internet/]., U.S. National Library of Medicine, 10 July 2020, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549866.
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