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ArticleGait & posture2025

Frequency analyses of postural sway demonstrate the use of sounds for balance given vestibular loss.

Anat V Lubetzky, Maura Cosetti, Daphna Harel, Katherine Scigliano, Marlee Sherrod, Zhu Wang, Agnieszka Roginska, Jennifer Kelly

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Anat V LubetzkyDepartment of Physical Therapy, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY, USA. Electronic address: anat@nyu.ed.
Maura CosettiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Ear Institute, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Daphna HarelNew York University, Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science and Humanities, Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development, USA.
Katherine SciglianoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Ear Institute, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.
Marlee SherrodNew York University, Department of Applied Statistics, Social Science and Humanities, Steinhardt School of Culture Education and Human Development, USA.
Zhu WangNew York University, Computer Science Department, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York, NY, USA.
Agnieszka RoginskaDepartment of Music and Performing Arts Professions, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, New York University, New York, NY, USA.
Jennifer KellyDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; Ear Institute, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA.

Funding

Conduits: Mount Sinai Health System Translational Science HubUL1TR004419 · NCATS · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI Rosalind J Wright · 2022 to 2026
$46.4M
Sensory integration of auditory and visual cues in diverse contexts given age, vestibular hypofunction and hearing lossR21DC018101 · NIDCD · NEW YORK UNIVERSITY · PI LUBETZKY, ANAT VILNAI · 2020 to 2022
$462k
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR004419NIDCD NIH HHS R21 DC018101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate how adults with unilateral vestibular hypofunction and healthy controls incorporate visual and auditory cues for postural control in an abstract visual environment.

methodsParticipants stood on foam wearing the HTC Vive, observing an immersive 3-wall display of 'stars' that were either static or dynamic (moving front to back at 32 mm, 0.2 Hz) with no sound, static white noise, or moving white noise played via headphones. Each 60-second condition repeated twice. We recorded the center-of-pressure variance, and its power spectral density [PSD, cm

resultsVariance and low PSD: we observed a significant vestibular by visual load interaction in the presence of sounds, such that the vestibular group had significantly higher sway than controls only on dynamic visuals in the presence of sounds. Mid PSD: the vestibular group had significantly higher sway than controls regardless of condition. High PSD: the vestibular group had significantly higher sway than controls, except for the presence of sounds on static visuals.

conclusionsPatients with vestibular hypofunction used sounds to reduce sway in a static abstract environment and were somewhat destabilized by it in a dynamic environment. This suggests that sounds, when played from headphones, may function as an auditory anchor under certain level of challenge and specific tasks regardless of whether it's stationary or moving. Our results support that increased sway in middle frequencies reflects vestibular dysfunction.

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Postural BalanceSoundVestibular DiseasesAcoustic StimulationAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCase-Control StudiesCuesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung AdultHead mounted displayPower spectral densitySensory integration for postural ControlUnilateral vestibular hypofunction

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PMID39701022
PMCPMC11810600

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