The effect of low-frequency whole-body vibration on the vestibular apparatus
Suvorov, G.A.; Schajpak, E.J.; Kurerov, N.N.; Seidel, H.; Blüthner, R.; Schuster, U.; Erdmann, U.
Zeitschrift für die Gesamte Hygiene und ihre Grenzgebiete 35(8): 496-498
1989
ISSN/ISBN: 0049-8610 PMID: 2815880 Document Number: 333909
For the first time, effects of very low-frequency whole-body vibration (WBV) on the functional state of the vestibular system were examined by means of electronystagmography (ENG) which is considered as a sensitive and adequate method. During vertical WBV-exposure with 0.6 Hz and 1.87 ms-2 rms for 50 minutes, a vertical nystagmus was observed. The results suggest the applicability of the ENG under laboratory conditions with WBV-exposure as a method for the assessment of the vestibular function. Changes of ENG amplitudes occurred with longer duration of WBV-exposure; they were different between subjects.