Dear editor, we would like to share ideas on “The Role of the Smartphone in the Diagnosis
of Vestibular Hypofunction: A Clinical Strategy for Teleconsultation during the COVID-19
Pandemic and Beyond.[1]”. Barreto et al. concluded that “The creation of a digital vestibular management algorithm for the identification,
counseling, … during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
[1].” During pandemic, alternative telecare service is useful but there is a necessity
for training and selection of subjects for telecare. Indeed, using telemonitoring
tool might be possible in case of high educated people, but it might not be possible
for the poor and low educated patients. Basically, availability of communication network
and affordability to telecommunication are main factors to support a good telehealth
care.[2] Additionally, since the telecare usually takes time, it might not applicable for
service a lot of cases.[3] Additionally, it requires a safety system for patient identification for prevention
of possible medical error. Finally, using of telecommunication might be associated
with some unwanted health effects. Non-standard tool might cause eye problem and there
is a report that telemedicine users are prone to have increased seizure rate.[4]
