Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy in a Patient with Chronic Vestibulopathy of Ramsay Hunt Syndrome

Liao W-L, Sung P-Y, Chui W-F, Chang T-P: Vestibular rehabilitation therapy in a patient with chronic vestibulopathy of Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2011;90:851-855. A 60-yr-old man presented with chronic vestibulopathy induced by Ramsay Hunt syndrome for 1 yr. Prolonged dizziness and postural imbalance affected his quality-of-life. He was treated using a 2-mo protocol of customized vestibular rehabilitation therapy consisting of 16 treatment sessions in a rehabilitation clinic and daily home exercises. Significant improvements in the subjective perception of dizziness and objective balance function were found. The results suggest that vestibular rehabilitation therapy may be an effective therapeutic method for chronic vestibulopathy of Ramsay Hunt syndrome.