Vestibular Functions in Hearing Impaired Children
_OBJECTIVES: __to assess function of the vestibular system through evaluation of vestibulo-ocular, the vestibulocollic and the vestibulospinal reflexes in children with sensory neural hearing loss._ _METHOD: __40 normal hearing children (control subjects) and 80 hearing impaired children classified as mild, moderate, severe, and profound according to their hearing threshold. Ice caloric test, vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP), and sensory organization ... Read more