Abstract:Abstract:The suppression head impulse paradigm (SHIMP) is a new vestibular test protocol on the basis of head impulse paradigm (HIMP) or video head impulse test (vHIT). Both examinations evaluate semicircular canal functions according to VOR (vestibuleocular reex) gain and corrective saccades. The measurements and significance of VOR gain are the same in both examinations, while the corrective saccades are complementary: in HIMP test, compensatory saccades indicate vestibular loss, whereas in SHIMP test, anticompensatory saccades indicate vestibular function residual. In this article, the origin, development and the current research status of SHIMP are reviewed.