Correlation between vestibular and cochlear measures in internal ear disorders.
A study was carried out on vestibular and cochlear measures of 20 patients with internal ear disorders. It was shown that the vestibular findings do not always match the cochlear ones. A comparison of the various quantitative measures of the post-caloric responses with the clinical picture indicated that the average slow-phase velocity provides a good measure of the vestibular function. The correlation coefficients between the average slow-phase velocity of the post-caloric responses and those of the per- and post-rotatory responses were higher than those based on the maximum slow-phase velocity value. The diagnostic significance of the rotatory test is assessed against the clinical findings.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001301:Audiometry, Pure-Tone; D002150:Caloric Tests; D003051:Cochlea / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004584:Electronystagmography; D004585:Electrooculography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth / Q000503:physiopathology