Subjective Visual Vertical and Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential in Meniere's disease

Objective: To evaluate otolith function by comparing the findings of the Subjective Visual Vertical, the cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential and the ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential tests in patients in the inter-crisis period of unilateral definite Meniere's disease. Methods: The sample consisted of an experimental group (n = 22; 10 men and 12 women, mean age 47.32 +/- 12.82 years) with definite unilateral Meniere's disease and a control group (n = 14; 5 men and 9 women, with a mean age of 41.64 +/- 13.45 years). They all underwent vestibular evaluation by means of Subjective Visual Vertical with the bucket method and, cervical and ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential tests. The data were collected and subjected to statistical analysis. Results: The results of the comparison of the Subjective Visual Vertical, the cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential, the ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential and, the association Potential showed no significant difference, indicating concordance among the tests.

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This study aimed to evaluate otolith function in patients with unilateral definite Meniere's disease during the inter-crisis period by comparing the findings of the Subjective Visual Vertical, the cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential, and the ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential tests. The results showed no significant difference among these tests, indicating concordance.