Victor Osei-Lah

Consultant Audiovestibular Physician

Bournemouth, UK.

Latest Contribution

The applicability and reliability of SHIMP, a new vestibular test, in adolescents

1 May 2019 | | Neurotology, Tinnitus | Adolescents, suppression head impulse test (SHIMP), vestibular test, video head impulse test

The video head impulse (now called the head impulse paradigm – HIMP) is now a routine test battery in neuro-otological practice. Few will be familiar with the new suppression head impulse paradigm (SHIMP) test. The key difference is that, in...

Consequences of Meniere’s Tumarkin crises

1 March 2019 | | Neurotology, Vestibular Disorders | Tumarkin attacks, Vasovagal attack, drop attacks, unconsciousness, vestibular syncope

Many will be familiar with reports of frightening drop attacks without loss of consciousness experienced by some Meniere’s disease (MD) patients. This study analysed data from an electronic survey of over 600 members of a national Meniere’s society. The aim...

BPPV and bone mineral density

1 September 2018 | | 25-hydroxyvitamin D, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, bone mineral density, osteoporosis

Over the years, attempts have been made to identify modifiable risk factors for BPPV. Due to the chemical composition of otoconia, the role of calcium metabolism and its associated conditions have been studied with no firm conclusions. The authors studied...