title: Vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing for the diagnosis of conductive hearing loss: survey of pediatric otolaryngologists' knowledge and beliefs.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess physicians' knowledge and beliefs regarding vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) testing in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was delivered via email in html format to 1069 members of the American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery who identified as pediatric otolaryngologists. Study data were collected and managed using the Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) tools.
  
  
  RESULTS
  443 (41.4%) physicians opened the email. 190 (42.9% of opens) initiated the survey, of which 117 (61.9%) fully completed the survey of the physicians who responded to a question regarding knowledge of VEMP, 16% of respondents had never heard of the test. 16% of participants would use it in the setting of diagnosing pediatric conductive hearing loss. Responses regarding the youngest age at which VEMP is possible ranged from younger than 6 months through greater than 13 years of age. Beliefs regarding utility and reliability of VEMP varied, with 'unsure' as the most frequent response. Additionally, only 26% of pediatric otolaryngologists indicated some access to the test.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The knowledge and availability of VEMP testing in the pediatric otolaryngology community varies widely.
authors.affiliation: Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, 333 Longwood Avenue, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Jenna.Dargie@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Jenna M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Dargie
authors.affiliation: Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, 333 Longwood Avenue, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: GuangWei.Zhou@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Guangwei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, 333 Longwood Avenue, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Briana.Dornan@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Briana K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Dornan
authors.affiliation: Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Enhancement, 333 Longwood Avenue, 3rd floor, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard Medical School, Department of Otology and Laryngology, 25 Shattuck Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic address: Kenneth.Whittemore@childrens.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Kenneth R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Whittemore
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D006314:Hearing Loss, Conductive / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D058585:Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials
keywords: Conductive hearing loss; Hearing loss; Pediatric otolaryngology; Survey; VEMP; Vestibular evoked myogenic potential