Function of semicircular canals, utricles and saccules in deaf children

Tribukait, Arne; Brantberg, Krister; Bergenius, Johan

doi:10.1080/00016480310002113

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“…Among these children, 8% showed asymmetric VEMP responses and 34% showed no VEMP responses on either side, indicating that approximately 40% of these children with profound hearing loss have dysfunction of the inferior vestibular system on at least one side. This finding is compatible with the finding in previous studies in terms of the percentage of children showing inferior nerve system dysfunction [Tribukait et al, 2004;Shinjo et al, 2007].…”

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“…VEMPs have been extensively studied primarily in adult subjects since VEMPs require neck contraction during recording. However, several recent studies have shown that VEMPs can be recorded from infants and children in almost the same way as adults [Tribukait et al, 2004;Jin et al, 2006;Kelsh et al, 2006;Shinjo et al, 2007]. Tribukait et al [2004] recorded VEMPs in 39 deaf children between the ages of 15 and 17 years and reported that VEMPs were absent bilaterally in 22% and asymmetric in 19%.…”

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“…However, several recent studies have shown that VEMPs can be recorded from infants and children in almost the same way as adults [Tribukait et al, 2004;Jin et al, 2006;Kelsh et al, 2006;Shinjo et al, 2007]. Tribukait et al [2004] recorded VEMPs in 39 deaf children between the ages of 15 and 17 years and reported that VEMPs were absent bilaterally in 22% and asymmetric in 19%. Shinjo et al [2007] recorded VEMPs in 20 children with profound deafness with ages ranging from 2 to 7 years and reported that 20% of patients showed no responses bilaterally and 30% showed asymmetric responses.…”

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Effect of Vestibular Dysfunction on the Development of Gross Motor Function in Children with Profound Hearing Loss

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Objective: To evaluate the function of the superior and inferior vestibular nerve systems in children with profound sensorineural hearing loss, and to assess the influence of dysfunction of each vestibular nerve system on the development of gross motor function. Study Design: Retrospective study. Setting: A tertiary referral center. Methods: Eighty-nine children (age range: 20–97 months) with profound sensorineural hearing loss who were due to undergo cochlear implant surgery were recruited. Function of the superior vestibular nerve system was evaluated by the damped rotation test and the caloric test, whereas functions of the inferior vestibular nerve systems were evaluated by the vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) test. Gross motor development was assessed using the age of acquisition of head control and independent walking. Results: Among the children able to complete the vestibular function tests, abnormalities were found in 20% (16 of 84 children) in the damped rotation test, 41% (31 of 75 children) in the caloric test and 42% (26 of 62 children) in the VEMP test. Children who showed abnormal responses in the vestibular function tests showed significantly delayed acquisition of head control (p < 0.05) and independent walking (p < 0.05) in comparison with children with normal responses. The children who showed abnormal responses in all 3 vestibular tests showed the greatest delay in acquisition of gross motor function in comparison with the other groups. Conclusions: Children with profound hearing loss tend to have dysfunction in the superior as well as the inferior vestibular nerve systems. Both the superior and inferior vestibular nerve systems are important for the development of gross motor function in children.

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Effect of Vestibular Dysfunction on the Development of Gross Motor Function in Children with Profound Hearing Loss

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“…1,2,4,5 Several studies [2][3][4]14 have demonstrated vestibular deficits in deaf children, although there is a wide range of incidence. Our study of saccular function by VEMP testing showed a high percentage of abnormality in hearingimpaired children.…”

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Assessment of Saccular Function in Children With Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Zhou

Kenna²,

Stevens³

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Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg

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The impairment of saccular function, indicated by the abnormal findings in the vestibular evoked myogenic potential, is often associated with sensorineural hearing loss in the pediatric population. Although saccular dysfunction may create a vestibular deficit, its manifestations can vary and be easily overlooked in children. Considering the high percentage of abnormal findings in our study, we recommend that deaf and hard-of-hearing children undergo vestibular evaluation. Vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing is an easy and reliable procedure to evaluate saccular function in children.

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“…[20][21][22][23][24][25] This is under recognised. These children have delayed motor skills or may be described as 'clumsy'.…”

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Hearing-impaired young people – a physician’s guide

Easson

Walter

2017

Clinical Medicine

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Physicians reading this will have a broad range of in-depth knowledge about their own subspecialty. However, in daily medical practice there are topics of which all physicians should have some knowledge. Those who deal with young people should have some knowledge of the needs of the hearingimpaired population within this group of patients. This article is intended to provide an overview of young people with hearing impairment (HIYP), the challenges they face and what we can do to help them. In this paper, we assume that data published regarding hearing-impaired children apply to HIYP from 13 years (the age at which the transition process begins) to 25 years of age (the age at which 'youth' according to the World health Organization and the Education Health Care Plan ends).

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Function of semicircular canals, utricles and saccules in deaf children

Abstract: Vestibular function tends to be preserved up to a point where hearing is nearly extinct. Hearing level correlates more closely with otolith function, especially that of the utricle, than with semicircular canal function.

Cited by 89 publications

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Effect of Vestibular Dysfunction on the Development of Gross Motor Function in Children with Profound Hearing Loss

Effect of Vestibular Dysfunction on the Development of Gross Motor Function in Children with Profound Hearing Loss

Assessment of Saccular Function in Children With Sensorineural Hearing Loss

Hearing-impaired young people – a physician’s guide

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