Necmettin Erbakan University, Faculty of Medicine ENT Clinic, Konya, Turkey.
Başkent University, Faculty of Medicine ENT Clinic, Ankara, Turkey.
J Vestib Res. 2022;32(2):123-134. doi: 10.3233/VES-210040.
fHIT is an easily applicable test battery that indirectly evaluates the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) from a functional perspective.
AIMS/OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to Individuals determine the correlation between age and the percentage of correct answers (%CA) obtained in the functional head impulse test (fHIT) in healthy individuals.
A total of 105 volunteers, 50 males and 55 females, between the ages of 18 and 70 years, participated in the study. A Beon Solution fHIT system (Zero Branco (TV), Italy) was used in the study.
In our study, a decrease in the mean %CA was observed in all semicircular canals (SCCs) with increasing age. Between age and mean %CA, a significant negative moderate (-0.311) correlation was observed in lateral SCCs, and a significant negative low (-0.257) correlation was observed in posterior SCCs (p < 0.05). In anterior SCCs, there was no statistically significant relationship between age and mean %CA (p > 0.05).
The present study performed in a healthy population will be helpful in terms of making comparisons in studies to be conducted in various vestibular diseases. It will also be a guide for identifying pathological consequences in vestibular diseases.
fHIT 是一种易于应用的测试组合，可从功能角度间接评估前庭眼反射（VOR）。
本研究旨在确定健康个体中功能性头脉冲试验（fHIT）的年龄与正确答案百分比（%CA）之间的相关性。
共有 105 名志愿者，50 名男性和 55 名女性，年龄在 18 至 70 岁之间，参与了这项研究。研究中使用了 Beon Solution fHIT 系统（Zero Branco（TV），意大利）。
在我们的研究中，随着年龄的增长，所有半规管（SCC）的平均%CA 均呈下降趋势。年龄与平均%CA 之间呈显著负相关（-0.311），外侧 SCC 呈中度相关性，后 SCC 呈显著负相关（-0.257）（p<0.05）。在前侧 SCC 中，年龄与平均%CA 之间无统计学显著关系（p>0.05）。
本研究在健康人群中的开展，将有助于在各种前庭疾病的研究中进行比较，并为识别前庭疾病中的病理性后果提供指导。
