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Wang R, Xu K, Luo J, Chao X, Hu F, Zhang D, Chen Y, Li Y, Fan Z, Wang H, Xu L. Vestibular function and hearing preservation in children following a minimally invasive cochlear implantation. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2024; 281:4029-4038. [PMID: 38341823 PMCID: PMC11266237 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-024-08504-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
Abstract
PURPOSE This retrospective cohort study aimed to investigate the effect of minimally invasive cochlear implantation (CI) on the vestibular function (VF) and residual hearing (RH) as well as their relationship in pediatric recipients before and after surgery. METHODS Twenty-four pediatric patients with preoperative low frequency residual hearing (LFRH) (250 or 500 Hz ≤ 80 dB HL) who underwent minimally invasive CI were enrolled. Pure-tone thresholds, the cervical/ocular vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (cVEMP/oVEMP), and video head impulse test (vHIT) were all evaluated in the 24 pediatric patients with preoperative normal VF before and at 1 and 12 months after surgery. The relationship between changes in hearing and VF was analyzed preoperatively and at 1 and 12 months postoperatively. RESULTS There were no significant differences on VF preservation and hearing preservation (HP) at both 1 and 12 months post-CI (p > 0.05). At 1 month post-CI, the correlations of the variations in vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) gains of horizontal semicircular canal (HSC) and posterior semicircular canal (PSC) and the shift in 250 Hz threshold were negatively correlated (r = - 0.41, p = 0.04 and r = - 0.43, p = 0.04, respectively). At 12 months post-CI, the shift in 250 Hz threshold negatively correlated to the variations in VOR gain of superior semicircular canal (SSC) (r = - 0.43, p = 0.04); the HP positively correlated to the variation in oVEMP-amplitude ratio (AR) (r = 0.41, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION Our study confirmed that there were partial correlations between VF preservation and HP both in the short- and long-terms after atraumatic CI surgery, especially with the 250 Hz threshold. Regarding the variation of PSC function, the correlation with hearing status was variable with time after atraumatic CI surgery. Minimally invasive techniques for HP are successful and effective for the preservation of VF in pediatric patients both in the short- and long-terms.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ruijie Wang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
- Department of Auditory Implantation, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
- Department of Auditory Implantation, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Jinan, China
| | - Jianfen Luo
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
- Department of Auditory Implantation, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Jinan, China
| | - Xiuhua Chao
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
- Department of Auditory Implantation, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Jinan, China
| | - Fangxia Hu
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
- Department of Auditory Implantation, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Jinan, China
| | - Daogong Zhang
- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, 250022, People's Republic of China.
- Department of Auditory Implantation, Shandong Provincial ENT Hospital, Jinan, China.
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