Otoneurology

**Otoneurology** is a field of medicine that deals with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system of the ear, nose and throat, as well as related organs and tissues. The study of this area began relatively recently, and it is under active development.

Otoneurological diseases include a wide range of symptoms and may occur



Otoneurology is a section (branch) of medical science about the physiology of movements of the VII pair of cranial nerves in humans - the auditory and statokinetic apparatus of the eye, brain, blood vessels supplying the brain, the organ of hearing and statokines, the spine, organs of articulation, and neck. He studies disorders of these structures and the mechanisms of their occurrence, disorders of coordination of body parts and breathing control. The important tasks of otoneurology are not only the treatment of disorders of the musculoskeletal system and neurological diseases, but also the prevention of the development of disability. Some otoneurologists work within military medical organizations, helping wounded and disabled soldiers receive medical and psychological support from military doctors and specialists to adapt to life after military service in the Russian Federation.

Otoneurology was identified in 1973 at the Movement Control Symposium in New York as the newest subfield of applied kinesiology and neurophysiology. The first information about this discipline appeared in the late 1950s, when otoneurologists in the United States were developing a rehabilitation program for patients after organ surgeries and after courses of chemotherapy, based on psychological, spiritual and linguistic approaches to the treatment of diseases. The results of clinical studies have confirmed the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy methods in reducing anxiety and depression in patients, restoring memory, movement perception and deterioration of blood flow in the limbs and muscles. Of great importance is the question of the basics of training in order to improve motor functions and normalize the general psycho-emotional state of patients, even with severe damage to the central nervous system.

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