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ArticleAudiology research2022

A Single Fast Test for Semicircular Canal Dehiscence-oVEMP n10 to 4000 Hz-Depends on Stimulus Rise Time.

Ian S Curthoys, Ann M Burgess, Leonardo Manzari, Christopher J Pastras

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Article in Audiology research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ian S CurthoysVestibular Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9416-5038
Ann M BurgessVestibular Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, the University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia.
Leonardo ManzariMSA ENT Academy Center, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7126-2719
Christopher J PastrasFaculty of Engineering and Science, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW 2109, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1985-1705
The University of Sydney · AUMacquarie University · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As previously reported, a single test measuring oVEMP n10 to 4000 Hz stimuli (bone-conducted vibration (BCV) or air-conducted sound (ACS)) provides a definitive diagnosis of semicircular canal dehiscence (SCD) in 22 CT-verified patients, with a sensitivity of 1.0 and specificity of 1.0. This single short screening test has great advantages of speed, minimizing testing time, and the exposure of patients to stimulation. However, a few studies of the 4000 Hz test for SCD have reported sensitivity and specificity values which are slightly less than reported previously. We hypothesized that the rise time of the stimulus is important for detecting the oVEMP n10 to 4000 Hz, similarly to what we had shown for 500 and 750 Hz BCV. We measured oVEMP n10 in 15 patients with CT-verified SCD in response to 4000 Hz ACS or BCV stimuli with rise times of 0, 1, and 2 ms. As a result, increasing the rise time of the stimulus reduced the oVEMP n10 amplitude. This outcome is expected from the physiological evidence of guinea pig primary vestibular afferents, which are activated by sound or vibration. Therefore, for clinical VEMP testing, short rise times are optimal (preferably 0 ms).

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clinical audio vestibular testingotolithoVEMPutricularvestibularvestibular screening test

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PMID36136853
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