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Title
Vestibular (dys)function in children with sensorineural hearing loss : a systematic review
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Objective: The objective of this study is to provide an overview of the prevalence of vestibular dysfunction in children with SNHL classified according to the applied test and its corresponding sensitivity and specificity. Design: Data were gathered using a systematic search query including reference screening. Study sample: Pubmed, Web of Science and Embase were searched. Strategy and reporting of this review was based on the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (MOOSE) guidelines. Methodological quality was assessed with the COnsensus‐based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist. Results: All studies, regardless the applied vestibular test, showed that vestibular function differs significantly between children with hearing loss and normal hearing (p < 0.05). Compared with caloric testing, the sensitivity of the Rotational Chair Test (RCT) varies between 61 and 80% and specificity between 21 and 80%, whereas this was, respectively, 71100% and 30100% for collic Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (cVEMP). Compared with RCT, the sensitivity was 88100% and the specificity was 69100% for the Dynamic Visual Acuity test, respectively, 67100% and 71100% for the (video) Head Impulse Test and 83% and 86% for the ocular VEMP. Conclusions: Currently, due to methodological shortcoming, evidence on sensitivity and specificity of vestibular tests is unknown to moderate. Future research should focus on adequate sample sizes (subgroups >30).
Language
English
Source (journal)
The international journal of audiology / Royal National Institute for the Deaf; British Society of Audiology. - Stockholm
Publication
Stockholm : 2017
ISSN
1499-2027 [print]
1708-8186 [online]
DOI
10.1080/14992027.2017.1281444
Volume/pages
56 :6 (2017) , p. 361-381
ISI
000404588500001
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Last edited 04.03.2024
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