Saccades Matter: Reduced Need for Caloric Testing of Cochlear Implant Candidates by Joint Analysis of v-HIT Gain and Corrective Saccades.

ABSTRACT: Objectives: Video head impulse test (v-HIT) is a quick, non-invasive and relatively cheap test to evaluate vestibular function compared to the caloric test. The latter is, however, needed to decide on the optimal side to perform cochlear implantation to avoid the risk on inducing a bilateral vestibular areflexia. This study evaluates the effectiveness of using the v-HIT to select cochlear implant (CI) candidates who require subsequent caloric testing before implantation, in that way reducing costs and patient burden at the same time. Study Design: Retrospective study using clinical data from 83 adult CI-candidates, between 2015 and 2020 at the Leiden University Medical Center. Materials and Methods: We used the v-HIT mean gain, MinGain_LR, the gain asymmetry (GA) and a

SUBMITTER: Fuentealba Bassaletti C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273162 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature