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Table 2 Study vestibular findings

From: Subjective and objective vestibular changes that occur following paediatric cochlear implantation: systematic review and meta-analysis

Study

VEMP

Calorics

vHIT

Non-video HIT

Symptoms

Ajalloueyan

Pre: 7% (2) no cVEMP bilaterally. 19% (5) no cVEMP unilaterally.

Pre: 8% (1) dysfunction.

Not performed

Pre: 0% had dysfunction.

N/A

Post: No change.

Post: No change.

Post: 20% (8) abnormal cVEMP.

Jin

Pre: 8% (1) reduced cVEMP, 42% (5) no cVEMP.

Not performed

Not performed

Not performed

N/A

Post: 100% (12) abnormal cVEMP.

De Kegel

Pre: 26% (5) had abnormal cVEMP unilaterally or bilaterally.

Not performed

Not performed

Not performed

Significant drop in gross motor performance, recovering toward age 2.

Post: No change.

Licameli

Pre: 12% (2) no cVEMP.

Not performed

Not performed

Not performed

Data not reliable collected, but no significant difference found.

Post: 84% (16) abnormal cVEMP.

Devroede

Pre: 21% (5) abnormal cVEMP.

Pre: 71% (17) abnormal calorics.

Not performed

Not performed

Post-op dizziness in 33% (3) who had post-op vestiublar dysfunction, which subsequently recovered.

Post: 38% (9) abnormal cVEMP.

Post: 67% (16) abnormal calorics.

Psillas

Pre: 30% (3) no cVEMP, 30% (3) reduced cVEMP.

Not performed

Not performed

Not performed

No dizziness, vertigo, instability, or nystagmus noted post-op.

Post: 100% (10) abnormal VEMP.

Xu

Pre: 26% (6) abnormal cVEMP.

Not performed

Not performed

Not performed

N/A

Post: 65% (15) abnormal VEMP.

Bogle

Pre: 0%abnormal cVEMP.

Not performed

Not performed

Not performed

N/A

Post: 20% (1) abnormal cVEMP.

Gupta

Not performed

Pre: 22% (5) abnormal calorics.

Not performed

Not performed

N/A

Post: 35% (8) abnormal calorics.

Hazzaa

Pre: 55% (22) abnormal or absent cVEMP.

Not performed

Not performed

Not performed

N/A

Post: 80% (32) abnormal or absent cVEMP at 6 months.