3rd Window
This phenomenon is described as hypersensitivity/audibility to one’s own body sounds.
What is autophony?
These audiological test findings are common among AN/VS patients.
What is (unilateral) threshold asymmetry/abnormal speech audiometry/tinnitus?
This term is used when a particular medication is associated specifically with dysfunction of vestibular structures.
What is vestibulotoxicity?
This should be conducted on pediatric patients with established hearing loss diagnoses.
What is a vestibular evaluation and/or monitoring?
Over the age of 60, there is an invariable loss of what vestibular anatomical structure?
What is otoconia?
This phenomenon describes abnormally elevated conductive thresholds seen in SCD patients.
What is pseudo-conductive hearing loss?
Symptoms associated with AN/VS are most commonly described to have this type of onset.
What is gradual?
This test serves as the gold standard for assessing bilateral weakness.
What is rotary chair testing?
This congenital disorder is most commonly differentiated by presentation of bilateral hearing loss.
What is neurofibromatosis type II?
These are the most common causes of perilymphatic fistulas.
What is trauma/middle ear surgery/middle ear pathology?
You would expect this type in configuration of hearing loss in cases of EVA.
What is bilateral SNHL, MHL, or CHL with all degrees AND configurations?
This anatomical structure is most commonly the site of origin for vestibular schwannomas.
What is the vestibular nerve?
(superior)
This family of drugs most commonly causes permanent dysfunction related to ototoxicity.
What are aminoglycosides?
Vestibular symptoms that occur during use of a cochlear implant are most commonly caused by this phenomenon.
What is electrical spread from electrode to peripheral structures?
EVA & PLFs ultimately show as this class of pathology on vestibular tests.
What is a unilateral weakness?
These clinical signs are in response to pressure or sound changes, respectively.
What is a Hennenbert sign and Tullio phenomenon?
While ABR can be successful at identifying some AN/VS, this test is the diagnostic gold standard.
What is an MRI with contrast?
This factor is the best predictor for bilateral vestibular weakness prognosis.
What is residual function?
This vestibular structure is the closest proximity to the auditory cochlea & may show abnormalities related to hearing loss/auditory pathology.
What is the saccule?
In cases where there is permanent damage to the peripheral vestibular structures, this recommendation should be made to patients for management .
What is vestibular rehabilitation to aid in compensation?
This vestibular test finding is the strongest marker for SCD.
What is an abnormally large amplitude & low cVEMP threshold in the affected ear?
From most to least conservative, these medical management options are available for VS.
What is watch/wait/see, gamma knife, surgical removal?
In regards to gain/phase/and symmetry, these findings are expected with bilateral weakness on rotary chair testing.
What is low gain, abnormal phase, and normal symmetry?
Research suggests that age-related hearing loss and vestibular deficits may share this underlying biological process related to decline.
What is degeneration of inner ear sensory structures due to aging?
This disorder has been called the “great otologic mimicker” as its presentation for each patient may vary or present as other otologic pathologies.
What is superior semicircular canal dehiscence?