title: Vestibular-evoked myogenic potential in response to bone-conducted sound in patients with otosclerosis.
abstract: CONCLUSIONS
  Saccular dysfunction is a major cause of balance problems in patients with otosclerosis. Vestibular-evoked myogenic potential in response to bone-conducted sound (BC-VEMP) testing is useful for diagnosis of these patients.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this study was to elucidate the origin of balance problems in patients with otosclerosis using BC-VEMP.
  
  
  METHODS
  Subjects comprised 25 patients with unoperated otosclerosis (9 men and 16 women). They were divided into two groups depending on type of balance problems. Results of cochleo-vestibular functions including pure-tone audiometry, caloric testing, and BC-VEMP testing were compared between the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten patients had complained of dizziness and/or vertigo (disequilibrium group), and the other 15 patients had not (Non-disequilibrium group). Nine patients showed abnormal results on BC-VEMP testing in the disequilibrium group, while one patient had abnormal results in the non-disequilibrium group (p < 0.001).
authors: Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo, Japan. sakasaka@hyo-med.ac.jp
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Saka
authors: Toru
authors: T
authors: Seo
authors: Kiyoko
authors: K
authors: Fujimori
authors: Yasuo
authors: Y
authors: Mishiro
authors: Masafumi
authors: M
authors: Sakagami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001844:Bone Conduction; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010040:Otosclerosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004856:Postural Balance; D058585:Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials