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The experiments behind the Tullio phenomenon

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2014

J Addams-Williams ,
K Wu  and
J Ray
J Addams-Williams*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
K Wu
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
J Ray
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Ms J Addams-Williams, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Rd, Sheffield S10 2JF, UK Fax: 0114 271 2280 E-mail: addamswilliamsjh@doctors.org.uk
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Abstract

Background:

Professor Pietro Tullio was a director at the Laboratory of Experimental Physiology in Bologna during the early twentieth century. His experimental studies resulted in the description of the Tullio phenomenon, which is characterised by sound-induced vertigo and/or eye movements.

Objective:

The experimental studies behind his contribution to vestibular physiology are described within this paper, as are some of the further developments that have been made.

Keywords

Vestibular LabyrinthPigeonEar, InnerPhysiology
Type
Main Articles
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 128 , Issue 3 , March 2014 , pp. 223 - 227
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2014 

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Footnotes

Presented orally at the British Society for the History of ENT meeting, 1 December 2011, London, UK.

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