Active clinical trials for "Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases"

The goal of this within groups clinical trial is to determine the feasibility of a home-based vestibular balance therapy program for children with vestibular hypofunction. The main questions to be answered are: 1) what is the intervention's feasibility and 2) what is the intervention's preliminary impact on function? Participants will receive a comprehensive battery of vestibular function and balance tests, then an 8-week home-based intervention to be done 5 times/week with weekly checks from the physical therapist. Data will be used to design a larger clinical trial with a comparison group.

The sense of gravity is one of the important input of our balance system. The utricle is the key structure on this subject but the contribution of the proprioceptive receptors is also important. The aim of this study is to measure the effect of different angles of head tilt and soft surface on SVV in healthy subjects with a new automated system.

"Test-Retest Reliability of ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMPs) across different electrode montages." The purpose of this project is to compare the response characteristics of the ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potential in patients grouped by decade (i.e. 20's-90's) using two different recording montages and two different stimulus types (i.e. air and bone conducted sound). The long-term goal is to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the oVEMP when used clinically to identify vestibular disorders affecting the utricle and superior portion of the vestibular nerve. .

Introduction: In Cochlear Implant (CI) users, the recording of the electrically evoked compound action potential (ECAP) of the auditory nerve represents an option to assess changes in auditory nerve responses and the interaction between the electrode and the neural tissue over time. Aim: To study ECAP in children during the first year of CI use. Material and methods: The ECAP characteristics have been analyzed in 13 children implanted younger than three years old. SERIES STUDY. Descriptors: Cochlear Implantation,cochlear nerve,child.