http://www.menieres.org.au/research.php Monash University (Australia) researchers believe they have developed a new diagnostic tool for assisting in the early detection of Meniere's/Vertigo/BPPV disease and subsequently for measuring the effectiveness of drug therapies applied to their treatments. Research has progressed well (see below). To complete the next stage of the project the team are now looking for more volunteers with diagnosed Meniere's or BPPV or non specific Vertigo to participate. The test involves placing a cotton bud like electrode in the ear and voluntarily tilting the head forward and back. The test lasts about 1-1.5 hours. Meniere's Australia Committee Member Lynn Polson OAM participated and found it to be a very interesting experience. Progress report - May 2013 The research into the uses of ElectroVesibulography (EVestG) as a tool for detecting and monitoring Vestibular disorders is progressing well thanks to the volunteers who have participated in the study. In 2010 EVestG won the ABC New Inventor’s Invention of the year. A second EVestG clinical facility is now operational at the Riverview Hospital Winnipeg Canada [associated with the University of Manitoba]. This facility is working on Balance disorders, as well as mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) and early detection of Alzheimer's Disease (Dementia), both conditions affecting balance. The Researchers have just completed a pilot blind trial of separating a number of vertiginous pathologies including BPPV, Meniere's, Acoustic Neuroma with a >84% accuracy. These results have encouraged us to expand this blind trial. A journal on these results is currently being prepared.
