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The second aim was to compare the SVV measurement tools: the analog bucket test, digital bucket test, and C-SVV\u00a9 goggles. The SVV scores differed significantly between MD patients and the control group for the analog bucket test (p &lt; 0.001) and the C-SVV\u00ae goggles (p = 0.028), but no significance was shown when using the digital bucket test (p = 0.062). When comparing the analog bucket test and the C-SVV\u00ae goggles applying the calculated threshold (1.125\u00b0 in analog bucket test, 2.5\u00b0 in C-SVV\u00ae goggles), the bucket test showed higher accuracy (bucket test 73.84%, C-SVV\u00ae goggles 69.23%). When examining the influence of betahistine on SVV scores, there were no statistically significant differences in both the analog bucket test and C-SVV\u00a9 goggles. We conclude that SVV test can be used as an additional tool to evaluate utricle function during the chronic phase of MD and that the analog bucket test produces the most reliable results. 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