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Extent of lesions in idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo: study using click and galvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potentials.
Archives of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery 2005 October
OBJECTIVE: To clarify the extent of the vestibular lesions in idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo using vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) in response to click (click-VEMP) and galvanic (galvanic-VEMP) stimulation, as well as caloric tests.
DESIGN: Retrospective study.
SETTING: University hospital.
PATIENTS: We enrolled 22 patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo in this study. All patients underwent audiometry and click-VEMP and caloric tests. Eight patients underwent a galvanic-VEMP test.
RESULTS: Among the 22 patients, 17 (77%) showed an absence of click-VEMPs on the affected side. In response to caloric testing, 10 patients (45%) showed a decreased response on the affected side. All 8 patients who underwent galvanic-VEMP testing showed normal responses. Most patients with decreased caloric responses (9 [90%] of 10 patients) showed an absence of click-VEMPs, whereas 9 (53%) of the 17 patients who showed abnormal click-VEMPs showed decreased caloric responses. Initial hearing level and hearing outcome significantly correlated with abnormalities on the vestibular test results.
CONCLUSIONS: The lesion site of vestibular disorders in idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo appeared to be within the labyrinth on the basis of galvanic-VEMP findings. Results of the click-VEMP and caloric tests suggested that the saccule could be involved more frequently than the semicircular canals. The combined use of click-VEMP and caloric tests is useful for evaluating vestibular functions in idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo because the extent of vestibular abnormalities correlated well with hearing outcome.
DESIGN: Retrospective study.
SETTING: University hospital.
PATIENTS: We enrolled 22 patients with idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo in this study. All patients underwent audiometry and click-VEMP and caloric tests. Eight patients underwent a galvanic-VEMP test.
RESULTS: Among the 22 patients, 17 (77%) showed an absence of click-VEMPs on the affected side. In response to caloric testing, 10 patients (45%) showed a decreased response on the affected side. All 8 patients who underwent galvanic-VEMP testing showed normal responses. Most patients with decreased caloric responses (9 [90%] of 10 patients) showed an absence of click-VEMPs, whereas 9 (53%) of the 17 patients who showed abnormal click-VEMPs showed decreased caloric responses. Initial hearing level and hearing outcome significantly correlated with abnormalities on the vestibular test results.
CONCLUSIONS: The lesion site of vestibular disorders in idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo appeared to be within the labyrinth on the basis of galvanic-VEMP findings. Results of the click-VEMP and caloric tests suggested that the saccule could be involved more frequently than the semicircular canals. The combined use of click-VEMP and caloric tests is useful for evaluating vestibular functions in idiopathic sudden hearing loss with vertigo because the extent of vestibular abnormalities correlated well with hearing outcome.
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