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Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss

Profound sensorineural hearing loss (PSHL) is not uncommonly encountered in otology. In clinics, there is a high incidence of otolithic damage in patients with PSHL, but relevant reports are few. Sharing a continuous membranous structure and similar receptor cell ultrastructures, the cochlea and ves...

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Autores principales: Zhou, Yujuan, Wu, Yongzhen, Wang, Jing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Chinese PLA General Hospital 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6002590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29937813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joto.2016.05.002
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description Profound sensorineural hearing loss (PSHL) is not uncommonly encountered in otology. In clinics, there is a high incidence of otolithic damage in patients with PSHL, but relevant reports are few. Sharing a continuous membranous structure and similar receptor cell ultrastructures, the cochlea and vestibule may be susceptible to the same harmful factors. Disorders of the inner ear may result in a variety of manifestations, including vertigo, spatial disorientation, blurred vision, impaired articulation, and hearing impairment. Considering the diversity of clinical symptoms associated with PSHL with otolithic dysfunction, it may be frequently misdiagnosed, and objective means of testing the function of otolithic organs should be recommended for hearing-impaired patients. Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) via air-conducted sound are of great importance for the diagnosis of otolithic function. Hearing devices such as cochlear implants are commonly accepted treatments for PSHL, and early identification and treatment of vestibular disorders may increase the success rate of cochlear implantation. Therefore, it is necessary to increase awareness of otolithic functional states in patients with PSHL.
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spelling pubmed-60025902018-06-22 Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss Zhou, Yujuan Wu, Yongzhen Wang, Jing J Otol Research article Profound sensorineural hearing loss (PSHL) is not uncommonly encountered in otology. In clinics, there is a high incidence of otolithic damage in patients with PSHL, but relevant reports are few. Sharing a continuous membranous structure and similar receptor cell ultrastructures, the cochlea and vestibule may be susceptible to the same harmful factors. Disorders of the inner ear may result in a variety of manifestations, including vertigo, spatial disorientation, blurred vision, impaired articulation, and hearing impairment. Considering the diversity of clinical symptoms associated with PSHL with otolithic dysfunction, it may be frequently misdiagnosed, and objective means of testing the function of otolithic organs should be recommended for hearing-impaired patients. Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) via air-conducted sound are of great importance for the diagnosis of otolithic function. Hearing devices such as cochlear implants are commonly accepted treatments for PSHL, and early identification and treatment of vestibular disorders may increase the success rate of cochlear implantation. Therefore, it is necessary to increase awareness of otolithic functional states in patients with PSHL. Chinese PLA General Hospital 2016-06 2016-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6002590/ /pubmed/29937813 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joto.2016.05.002 Text en Copyright © 2016, PLA General Hospital Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery. Production and hosting by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss
title Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss
title_full Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss
title_fullStr Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss
title_full_unstemmed Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss
title_short Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss
title_sort otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss
topic Research article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6002590/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29937813
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joto.2016.05.002
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