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Title: | Video head impulse test relevance in the early postoperative period after cochlear implantation |
Authors: | BITTAR, Roseli Saraiva Moreira; SATO, Eduardo; RIBEIRO, Douglas Josimo Silva; OITICICA, Jeanne; GRASEL, Signe Schuster; MEZZALIRA, Raquel; TSUJI, Robinson Koji; BENTO, Ricardo Ferreira |
Citation: | ACTA OTO-LARYNGOLOGICA, v.139, n.1, p.6-10, 2019 |
Abstract: | Background: Cochlear implantation (CI) is the gold standard therapy for profound or severe sensorineural hearing loss. It is a safe surgical procedure but, because of the proximity of the cochlea and vestibule, postoperative vestibular disorder may occur. Our hypothesis is that the video head impulse test (vHIT) may be a good tool to achieve a topographic diagnosis of dizziness in the early postoperative period after CI. Aims/Objectives: To evaluate patients with instability, imbalance and vertigo between 7 and 14 days after CI procedure. Material and methods: A total of 31patients scheduled for unilateral CI were included in this study. vHIT for horizontal semicircular canal was performed before CI and between days 7 to 14 after the surgery. Results: Six subjects had dizziness complaints after CI: instability (N = 2), imbalance (N = 2) and vertigo (N = 2). The postoperative vHIT test turned abnormal only in subjects with vertigo as compared to the preoperative vHIT test results. Conclusion and significance: vHIT is a good vestibular function test during the first 2 weeks after CI surgery when vertigo is the main complaint |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - FM/MOF Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - HC/ICHC Artigos e Materiais de Revistas Científicas - LIM/32 |
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