Vestibular Balance Therapy Intervention for Children

The goal of this within groups clinical trial is to determine the feasibility of a home-based vestibular balance therapy program for children with vestibular hypofunction. The main questions to be answered are: 1) what is the intervention's feasibility and 2) what is the intervention's preliminary impact on function? Participants will receive a comprehensive battery of vestibular function and balance tests, then an 8-week home-based intervention to be done 5 times/week with weekly checks from the physical therapist. Data will be used to design a larger clinical trial with a comparison group.

Inclusion Criteria:confirmed diagnosis of severe to profound SNHLage 6-12 yearscaregiver/child verbal willingness to commit to the home vestibular balance therapy or sham interventionvision screening/testing within 1 year or willingness to get a vision test.Exclusion Criteria:neurologic condition other than SNHLinability to read at a kindergarten level or identify picturescurrently receiving vestibular therapyuncorrected vision problems unrelated to a vestibular deficit