Open AccessAssessment of Vestibular Function in Adults with Prelingual Hearing Loss Using c/oVEMP Tests
Author(s) -
Oyan Tanyeri,
Mehmet Akdoğan,
Evren Hızal,
Fuat Büyüklü
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the journal of international advanced otology/the journal of international advanced otology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 2148-3817
pISSN - 1308-7649
DOI - 10.5152/iao.2019.7280
Subject(s) - audiology , medicine , vestibular system , vestibular evoked myogenic potential , hearing loss , significant difference
The aim of the present study was to compare the vestibular system integrity of individuals with normal hearing with that of prelingual hearing impaired individuals. It is well known that ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) reflect utricular function, whereas cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMPs) reflect saccular function. Therefore, oVEMP and cVEMP tests were applied to evaluate the vestibular system integrity of hearing impaired individuals participating in the research.