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Impact of a cochlear implantation on vestibular and balance functioning
Abstract
Objective: Because the influence of Cochlear Implants (CI) on vestibular and balance functioning is still unclear, 2 controlled prospective follow-up studies were done.Methods: This first study was a follow-up study of deaf infants that received CI during their first years of life. CI group and control group were assessed around the ages of 6, 12, 18 and 24months with a motor test battery and collic Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (cVEMP). The second study was a follow-up study of older children that received CI within 4 to 12 years. The Ci group was evaluated by a motor test battery, cVEMP and rotationary chair testing before and after the implantation. The matched control group was tested twice with the same duration between the 2 test moments as for the CI group.Results and conclusions: Both studies showed that a CI has a negative impact on the gross motor development. The implanted children of the first study showed a drop in their gross motor performance within the age range of 6 to 18 months, at which period the majority of the implantations took place. The second study showed a deterioration in the balance performance after the implantation. The impact of CI on vestibular tests, showed no remarkable significant findings but showed clear trends of lower rotatory gain values and lower cVEMP amplitude values after the implantation.longer follow-up will be necessary to trace if the implanted children catch up their motor delay in comparison to non-implanted hearing impaired children.