Otolithic organ function in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss

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摘要 Profoundsensorineuralhearingloss(PSHL)isnotuncommonlyencounteredinotology.Inclinics,thereisahighincidenceofotolithicdamageinpatientswithPSHL,butrelevantreportsarefew.Sharingacontinuousmembranousstructureandsimilarreceptorcellultrastructures,thecochleaandvestibulemaybesusceptibletothesameharmfulfactors.Disordersoftheinnerearmayresultinavarietyofmanifestations,includingvertigo,spatialdisorientation,blurredvision,impairedarticulation,andhearingimpairment.ConsideringthediversityofclinicalsymptomsassociatedwithPSHLwithotolithicdysfunction,itmaybefrequentlymisdiagnosed,andobjectivemeansoftestingthefunctionofotolithicorgansshouldberecommendedforhearing-impairedpatients.Vestibular-evokedmyogenicpotentials(VEMPs)viaair-conductedsoundareofgreatimportanceforthediagnosisofotolithicfunction.HearingdevicessuchascochlearimplantsarecommonlyacceptedtreatmentsforPSHL,andearlyidentificationandtreatmentofvestibulardisordersmayincreasethesuccessrateofcochlearimplantation.Therefore,itisnecessarytoincreaseawarenessofotolithicfunctionalstatesinpatientswithPSHL.
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出版日期 2016年02月12日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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