Advanced vertigo lab set up at GRH

Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai introduces advanced vertigo lab with videonystogmography for accurate diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders.

An advanced vertigo lab was inaugurated at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Saturday.  

Bringing in a significant healthcare advancement to Government Rajaji Hospital (GRH) for the first time in any government hospitals in the State, L. Arul Sundareshkumar, Dean, GRH, said videonystogmography, a first of its kind technique, would enable measurement of a type of eye movement that a person could not control. 

At a press conference, he said, the videonystogmography was a state-of-art technology which enabled accurate diagnosis and treatment of balance disorders like BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) and inner ear conditions like Meniere’s disease, vestibular migraine, vestibular neuritis.  

He said, “To prevent the prolonged usage of drugs for vertigo, videonystogmography helps in accurate and early diagnosis and enables further treatment.” 

Explaining the condition of vertigo, he said that it was a condition characterised by a sensation of spinning or dizziness often caused by issues within the vestibular system located in the inner ear.  

“This system is responsible for maintaining balance and spatial orientation and vertigo can be triggered by various factors, including inner ear infection, vestibular disorders or head injuries.”  

Videonystogmography would play a crucial role in diagnosing the cause of vertigo. In other case scenarios without the videonystogmography, it would be treating the patient for a condition without addressing the actual problem, he added.