Open AccessBone Conduction Vibration Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP) Testing: Reliability in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults
Author(s) -
Nicole L Greenwalt,
Jessie N. Patterson,
Amanda Rodriguez,
Denis Fitzpatrick,
Katherine R. Gordon,
Kristen L. Janky
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ear and hearing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.577
H-Index - 109
eISSN - 1538-4667
pISSN - 0196-0202
DOI - 10.1097/aud.0000000000000925
Subject(s) - audiology , vestibular evoked myogenic potential , shaker , hammer , bone conduction , medicine , stimulus (psychology) , vestibular system , psychology , acoustics , vibration , engineering , physics , structural engineering , psychotherapist
Bone conduction vibration (BCV) vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP) are clinically desirable in children for multiple reasons. However, no accepted standard exists for stimulus type and the reliability of BCV devices has not been investigated in children. The objective of the current study was to determine which BCV VEMP method (B-71, impulse hammer, or Mini-shaker) yields the highest response rates and reliability in a group of adults, adolescents, and children. It was hypothesized that the Mini-shaker would yield the highest response rates and reliability because it provides frequency specificity, higher output levels without distortion, and the most consistent force output as compared to the impulse hammer and B-71.