[Vestibulometry by infrared emission (author's transl)].

The paper describes a method for caloric stimulation of the labyrinths by means of infrared emission. The introduction of a probe the tip of which carries an efficient gallium arsenide diode effects short wave infrared radiation and induces a caloric nystagmus toward the same side. This method can be employed also in cases of tympanic membrane perforations without any adverse effects. Its significance can be considered equal to that of the traditional methods.