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N I D C D, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

All About Balance

An amazing structure within our inner ear allows us to maintain balance when we turn, tilt, or nod our heads. Without it, simple head motions could bring on feelings of imbalance or vertigo. Scientists at NIDCD are working to understand how genes direct the precise formation of this structure. Doris Wu, Ph.D., of NIDCD recently worked with colleagues at Duke University and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine to discover an essential building block of this structure.

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NIDCD supports and conducts research and research training on the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech and language and provides health information, based upon scientific discovery, to the public. For more information about NIDCD programs, see the Web site at www.nidcd.nih.gov.

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