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UK researchers trial new device for monitoring dizziness

August 1, 2019

Researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital (NNUH) in the UK have completed a clinical trial assessing a dizziness monitoring device.

The Continuous Ambulatory Vestibular Assessment (CAVA) device is designed as a wearable headset to diagnose the most common sources of dizziness.

According to the researchers, it is lightweight, durable and can be worn day and night. The device monitors head and eye movements in order to enable analysis of dizziness attacks outside hospitals.

When tested for detecting eye flicker (nystagmus), the device was found to be 99% accurate.

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