On the Level

Quarterly newsletter of the Vestibular Disorders Association

Each newsletter issue includes the special articles and news items indexed below, in addition to recurring columns including a calendar of conferences and training opportunities for health professionals, news about local support groups, a list of recent contributors, and membership and subscription information. 

Spring 2009 - Vol. 26, No. 2
Articles:
Vision Problems with Vestibular Disorders, by Lisa Haven, PhD, and Melissa Rodenbeek, MA
News Briefs: VOR and difficulty concentrating, Please don't ask me to take off my shoes, Sleep deprivation and eye movement, Benign recurrent vertigo and migraine.
News about VEDA: Annual meeting of members, VEDA in Ladies' Home Journal, VEDA welcomes new staff member.
VEDA Community Wisdom: How do you explain your vestibular disorder to others? What strategy have you used, and how does this strategy change depending on whom you're talking to (for instance, talking to an employer versus talking to a friend?).

Winter 2009 - Vol. 26, No. 1
Articles:
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV), by Timothy C. Hain, MD, and Melissa Rodenbeek, MA
News Briefs: Dizziness and vertigo impacts are underestimated, Residual dizziness and BPPV, National data updates from NIDCD, Vestibular influence on stance and coordination.
News about VEDA: VEDA in Vogue, Community Wisdom, VEDA is strong despite poor economic climate.
VEDA Community Wisdom: How do you explain your vestibular disorder to others? What strategy have you used, and how does this strategy change depending on whom you're talking to (for instance, talking to an employer versus talking to a friend?).
Letters: Ritalin and Dramamine.
Support Groups: Support group survey.

Fall 2008 - Vol. 25, No. 4
Articles:
The Human Balance System—A complex coordination of central and peripheral systems, by Lisa Haven, PhD, with contributions by Mary Ann Watson, MA, and
F. Owen Black, MD, FACS
Distinguishing Between Mal de Debarquement and Migraine-Associated Vertigo: Clinical Observations, by Robert Slater, MD
Tribute to Barbara J. Phillips, by Karen Donlin
News Briefs: Dizziness and vestibular disorder screening, Dizziness and vestibular impairment inconsistently evaluated, Astronaut technology for better balance, Genetic susceptibility for gentamicin-induced vestibular dysfunction, IRA tax advantage for donors, Healthy volunteers needed for balance study, Vestibular rehab therapists wanted. 
News about VEDA: VEDA celebrates 25 years of service, Board nominations
open in January.
Cyber Corner: Online streaming videos demonstrate BPPV head maneuvers treatment, Inner ear 3-D models available online.
Letters: Computer Monitors and Digital TVs.

Summer 2008 - Vol. 25, No. 3
Articles:
Computer Monitors and Digital Televisions—Display Selection Considerations with Visual Sensitivity from Vestibular Disorders, by Lisa Haven, PhD
Annual Report of VEDA's Board President, by Deanne Bonnar, PhD
Balance Awareness Week XII
Call for Research Subjects
News Briefs: Abnormal vestibular cues affect perception of time, FDA clears Epley Omniax device for U.S. market, AAO—HNS issues policy statement about micropressure therapy for Meniere's disease, Stimulant and antihistamine combination shows promise as a motion-sickness remedy, Vestibular rehab therapists wanted. 
News about VEDA: Expanded newsletter issue.
Cyber Corner: Virtual reality applied to balance rehabilitation, Online video of nystagmus.
Letters: Hyperacusis, Adult tricycle, Trekking poles.

Spring 2008 - Vol. 25, No. 2
Winter 2008 - Vol. 25, No. 1
Fall 2007 - Vol. 24, No. 4
Summer 2007 - Vol. 24, No. 3