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Abstract Objectives: To investigate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation exercises supported with virtual reality containing real-life environments on dizziness, static and dynamic balance, functional mobility, fear of falling, anxiety, and depression in elderly patients with dizziness. Methods: In this prospective randomized controlled study, 32-patients aged 65-years and older who applied to the otorhinolaryngology clinic with dizziness complaint randomly assigned to 2 groups. In Group 1 (n = 16), vestibular rehabilitation program, supported with virtual reality, and in Group 2 (n = 16), conventional vestibular rehabilitation program was applied 30-min a day, 5 sessions per week, 15 sessions in total for 3 weeks. Subjects were evaluated with The Vertigo Symptom Scale (VSS), Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Berg Balance Test (BBT) and Timed Up & Go Test (TUG), Falls Efficacy Scale-International (FES-I), Postural Stability Test (PST), Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS), Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAS) at baseline, at the end of the treatment and 6-months after the treatment. Results: Statistically significant improvements were seen in the DHI emotional subscale and TUG in Group 1 compared to Group 2 at the end of the treatment in elderly with dizziness (p<0.05). Also, there were significant improvements in the VSS, all DHI subgroups, and total scores, BBT, HAS in Group 1 compared to Group 2 at the 6-months after the treatment (p<0.05). Conclusion: The application of vestibular rehabilitation in a virtual reality environment can lead to additional improvements especially in dizziness symptoms, disability, balance, and mobility in the elderly with chronic dizziness. Objectives reallife real life balance falling anxiety Methods study 32patients 32 65years years 65 groups n 16, 16 , 16) 30min min 30 day week weeks VSS (VSS) DHI, (DHI) BBT (BBT TUG, (TUG) ScaleInternational International FESI, FESI FES I (FES-I) PST, PST (PST) GDS, GDS (GDS) (HAS baseline 6months months 6 Results p<0.05. p005 p p<0.05 . 0 05 (p<0.05) Also subgroups scores Conclusion symptoms disability (VSS (DHI (TUG (FES-I (PST (GDS p00 p<0.0 (p<0.05 p0 p<0. (p<0.0 p<0 (p<0. p< (p<0 (p< (p