Prabhu Prashanth, Jamuar Pratyasha
Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysore, India.
Intractable Rare Dis Res. 2017 Feb;6(1):46-49. doi: 10.5582/irdr.2016.01098.
The objective of the study was to retrospectively determine the prevalence of vestibular symptoms in individuals with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD). It was also attempted to determine the prevalence of vestibular symptoms and factors (gender and age of reported hearing loss) that could affect the prevalence in individuals with ANSD. The vestibular symptoms reported in the case history were analyzed in individuals diagnosed with ANSD. The symptoms reported by a total of 316 individuals (185 females and 131 males) with ANSD were analyzed. The result of the study showed that one in five individuals with ANSD reported at least one of the vestibular symptom. The vestibular symptoms were in more females and in individuals with earlier onset of hearing loss. The result of the study supports that there is a vestibular damage in individuals with ANSD. However, it is essential to carry out prospective studies validating these vestibular symptoms with objective vestibular tests before generalizing the results.
该研究的目的是回顾性地确定听神经病谱系障碍(ANSD)患者前庭症状的患病率。同时也试图确定前庭症状的患病率以及可能影响ANSD患者患病率的因素(报告听力损失的性别和年龄)。对诊断为ANSD的个体病历中报告的前庭症状进行了分析。分析了总共316例ANSD患者(185名女性和131名男性)报告的症状。研究结果表明,五分之一的ANSD患者报告了至少一种前庭症状。前庭症状在女性以及听力损失发病较早的个体中更为常见。研究结果支持ANSD患者存在前庭损伤。然而,在推广这些结果之前,必须进行前瞻性研究,通过客观的前庭测试来验证这些前庭症状。