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Vestibular Infant Screening (VIS)–Flanders: results after 1.5 years of vestibular screening in hearing-impaired children

Due to the close anatomical relationship between the auditory and vestibular end organs, hearing-impaired children have a higher risk for vestibular dysfunction, which can affect their (motor) development. Unfortunately, vestibular dysfunction often goes unnoticed, as vestibular assessment in these...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2020-12, Vol.10 (1), p.21011-21011, Article 21011
Main Authors: Martens, Sarie, Dhooge, Ingeborg, Dhondt, Cleo, Vanaudenaerde, Saartje, Sucaet, Marieke, Rombaut, Lotte, Boudewyns, An, Desloovere, Christian, Janssens de Varebeke, Sebastien, Vinck, Anne-Sophie, Vanspauwen, Robby, Verschueren, Dominique, Foulon, Ina, Staelens, Charlotte, Van den Broeck, Karen, De Valck, Claudia, Deggouj, Naima, Lemkens, Nele, Haverbeke, Lisa, De Bock, Mieke, Öz, Okan, Declau, Frank, Devroede, Benoit, Verhoye, Christoph, Maes, Leen
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Summary:Due to the close anatomical relationship between the auditory and vestibular end organs, hearing-impaired children have a higher risk for vestibular dysfunction, which can affect their (motor) development. Unfortunately, vestibular dysfunction often goes unnoticed, as vestibular assessment in these children is not standard of care nowadays. To timely detect vestibular dysfunction, the Vestibular Infant Screening–Flanders (VIS–Flanders) project has implemented a basic vestibular screening test for hearing-impaired infants in Flanders (Belgium) with a participation rate of 86.7% during the first year and a half. The cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials (cVEMP) test was applied as vestibular screening tool to map the occurrence of vestibular (mainly saccular) dysfunction in this population. At the age of 6 months, 184 infants were screened. No refers on vestibular screening were observed in infants with permanent conductive hearing loss. In infants with permanent sensorineural hearing loss, a cVEMP refer rate of 9.5% was observed. Failure was significantly more common in infants with severe-profound compared to those with mild-moderate sensorineural hearing loss (risk ratio = 9.8). Since this is the first regional study with a large sample size and successful participation rate, the VIS–Flanders project aims to set an example for other regions worldwide.
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-020-78049-z