A vestibular function test that measures how certain parts of the inner ear balance system respond to sound or vibration by measuring muscle activity.
Subdivided into cervical VEMP test and ocular VEMP test, electrodes can be applied to measure muscle activity in the neck muscles or eye muscles respectively.
VEMP test results can help evaluate specialists evaluate inner ear structures such as the utricle, saccule, and related nerve pathways.
This test is not used in all cases, but may be included in a battery of vestibular diagnostic testing ordered by a specialist medical doctor for patients with dizziness and vertigo.
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