Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of SpotOn Specs™ for the Treatment of Chronic Dizziness
Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of SpotOn Specs™ for the Treatment of Chronic Dizziness
The diagnosis and management of acute vertigo and dizziness is most of the time an easy task
 for the general practitioner. However, following an acute vestibular disorder and very often
 with no any overt cause, a considerable number of patients complain on chronic dizziness and
 subjective disturbance of balance despite normal clinical and laboratory tests. Patients
 describe that perceptual visual stimulus provoke or aggravate their symptoms that are
 frequently accompanied by anxiety. These cases have been described in the medical literature
 as Phobic Postural Vertigo, Visual Vertigo, Chronic Subjective Dizziness and Motion and Space
 Discomfort (2,3,4,5). Treatment of these conditions includes physical therapy (similar to
 vestibular rehabilitation exercises) and anti-anxiety or anti-depressant agents such as
 benzodiazepines and SSRI, however, the effectiveness of these approaches is debatable.

 Because visual stimuli play a crucial role in space orientation and motion perception, it is
 reasonable to hypothesize that certain visual stabilizing signals applied on the peripheral
 visual field (that is involved mainly in the perception of motion) could be of help in
 patients suffering from dizziness. This is the rationale of a new technology (SMB- Senso
 Mental Balance Technology) developed to alleviate the feelings of dizziness.

 Trial is conducted in Meir Medical Center, Israel. Recruitment only in Israel!
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Age: 18≤ years ≤85

 -  Clinical diagnosis of chronic dizziness primary or secondary to vestibular disorder.

 -  Stable symptoms for more than one month and less than a year.

 -  Ability to perform all tests (including computerized test) and interviews.

 -  Gave informed consent for participation in the study.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Dizziness disease with fluctuating symptoms such as in active Meniere's disease or
 Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

 -  CNS disease or injuries

 -  Dizziness caused as a result of previous whiplash

 -  Any active or non-controlled disease that might cause dizziness (e.g. non-controlled
 diabetes, hypertension, anemia, respiratory, cardiovascular or endocrinological
 disorder etc.)

 -  Pregnant women

 -  Participation currently in another clinical study or enrolled in another clinical
 study within 30 days prior to this study.