A study of otolith function in patients with orthostatic dizziness.

Background: Orthostatic dizziness (OD) is the dizziness that occurs when moving from a sitting or a supine to a standing position. It is typically thought to be connected to orthostatic hypotension (OH). The otolithic control of respiratory and cardiovascular system through vestibulosympathetic reflex has been the focus of considerable recent interest.

Auditory cortical processing in cochlear-implanted children with different language outcomes.

Purpose: Behavioral evaluation of language development is an important index for the usefulness of cochlear implantation. However, it could not apply to infants and very young children. It is useful to adopt an objective measure to examine speech discrimination in this population.