Instructions for ENG/VNG Test
An ENG is a painless recording of eye movements to investigate possible sources of dizziness/vertigo. There are three portions to the testing. During the first part, you will watch lights and objects as they move. The second part involves positional tests, and the third part entails irrigating the ear canal with warm and cool water. The test will take approximately 1½ hours. Please allow yourself sufficient time.
IN PREPARATION FOR YOUR BALANCE TEST, IT IS REQUIRED THAT YOU FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS OR THE TEST CAN NOT BE PERFORMED:
- FOR 48 HOURS PRIOR TO TESTING:
- DO NOT take any of the following types of medication: anti-dizziness, anti-depressant, anti-histamine (allergy), cold medicine, diuretics (“water pills”), tranquilizers or sedatives, or narcotics of any kind, including codeine
- DO NOT consume alcohol (beer, wine, liquor)
- Do not drink caffeinated beverage
- DO NOT eat for 3 hours before the examination is scheduled
- DO NOT use EYE MAKE-UP, it will interfere with the test recording. You may apply it after the test is completed.
- If you wear contacts, you will be required to remove them prior to testing.
- You MUST arrange for someone to accompany you to the test to drive you home. Although you should leave the test feeling the same way as you entered, it is likely that you will become dizzy during the test.
Please contact your physician to determine if it is medically safe for you to be off of your medications for the 48-hour period.
Please contact us if you have any questions or are unsure of any medications you are currently taking.
The VNG/ENG test is performed in our Albany office by appointment only. The office is located at 6 Executive Park Drive, Entrance C, in Executive Park behind Stuyvesant Plaza. Our phone number is 518-482-9111.