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A New Instrument for Vestibular Testing

George A. Gates, MD; Jack H. Young, MS; Lawrence K. Winegar, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1970;92(1):80-84.

Abstract
The wide variations in nystagmus intensity from standard stimuli in normal subjects suggest that, among other variables, variations in the rate and magnitude of transfer of the caloric stimulus to the inner ear may play a role. In order to study these phenomena, the authors devised a thermoelectric-controlled air stimulator based on the Peltier effect. The clinical and investigative applications of the thermoelectric air stimulator are based upon its simplicity, precision, and flexibility.

Author Affiliations
Ann Arbor, Mich

From the Department of Otorhinolaryngology and the Kresge Hearing Research Institute, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Feb 17, 1970.

Read in part before the 13th Annual Committee for Research in Otolaryngology, Chicago, Oct 11, 1969.

Reprint requests to Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich 48104 (Dr. Gates).

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