Kanık Ayşenur, Baydan Aran Mine
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Audiology, Bezmialem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Audiology, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Int J Audiol. 2025 Jun 24:1-10. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2025.2517196.
This study aimed to evaluate the function of the otolith organ and vestibulo-trigeminal pathway using mVEMP testing in a paediatric population and to establish normative data for mVEMP testing in the paediatric population.
Participants with normal vestibular function and no additional disorders were further assessed using mVEMP evaluation. The mVEMP results were analysed and compared based on gender, ear side, and age group.
Our study included 66 participants, divided into three age groups: group 1 (10-12 years, = 22), group 2 (13-15 years, = 22) and group 3 (16-18 years, = 22).
P1 latencies at 100, 85 and 80 dB nHL were significantly shorter in females compared to males ( < 0.05). When comparing between ears, N1 latency at 100 dB nHL and N1-P1 inter-wave latency at 90 dB nHL were significantly shorter in the right ear compared to the left ear ( < 0.05). Additionally, a statistically significant difference was observed for N1-P1 amplitude at 100, 90, 85 and 80 dB nHL ( < 0.05).
The findings of this study suggest that obtaining normative data for the mVEMP test in a paediatric population may be useful in the assessment of vestibulo-trigeminal pathways.
本研究旨在通过对儿科人群进行颈肌前庭诱发肌源性电位（mVEMP）测试来评估耳石器官和前庭 - 三叉神经通路的功能，并建立儿科人群mVEMP测试的标准数据。
对前庭功能正常且无其他疾病的参与者进一步进行mVEMP评估。根据性别、耳侧和年龄组对mVEMP结果进行分析和比较。
我们的研究包括66名参与者，分为三个年龄组：第1组（10 - 12岁，n = 22），第2组（13 - 15岁，n = 22）和第3组（16 - 18岁，n = 22）。
在100、85和80 dB nHL时，女性的P1潜伏期显著短于男性（P < 0.05）。在双耳比较时，在100 dB nHL时的N1潜伏期和在90 dB nHL时的N1 - P1波间期在右耳显著短于左耳（P < 0.05）。此外，在100、90、85和80 dB nHL时观察到N1 - P1波幅有统计学显著差异（P < 0.05）。
本研究结果表明，获取儿科人群mVEMP测试的标准数据可能有助于评估前庭 - 三叉神经通路。
