WILLMAR -- Sharon Jergenson was out golfing on a recent spring day. On the surface it might sound like no big deal -- except for Jergenson it represents a triumph after struggling with unrelenting ...

Scientists and engineers have modeled a hidden mechanism in the inner ear that helps mammals balance via the fastest-known signal in the brain. The sensory organs that allow us to walk, dance and turn ...

Charles Della Santina of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine says a 3-D prosthesis is key to helping patients regain inner-ear sensory cells for balance. Johns Hopkins researchers are ...

The vestibular system is a network of organs in the inner ears that detects the motions and position of the head. The brain uses this information, along with inputs from the eyes and joints, to ...

Vertigo—that feeling of the room spinning around you when you’re stationary—is a relatively common occurrence, but it can certainly feel alarming. About 40% of U.S. adults experience vertigo at some ...

It can feel as if you are spinning out of control in a Tilt-A-Whirl ride at an amusement park. But there is nothing amusing about a sudden bout of vertigo and dizziness. Of the many age-related ...

Led by Mathieu Beraneck, researchers at the University of Paris Cité/CNRS and the University of Barcelona explored the strength of the relationship between a type of inner hair cell in the ear and ...

Dizziness and anxiety can be closely linked, but they are not interchangeable. Medication may help in some situations.

Seasickness occurs when your eyes and inner ear send conflicting signals to your brain, leading to nausea and headaches. This ...