About this trial

The goal of this prospective cohort study is to investigate the vestibular function in children with unilateral or bilateral sensorineural hearing loss. The main hypothesis of the study is that abnormal vestibular test results will be found in 20-30 % of the children with sensorineural hearing loss. The participants will be children in the age of 3-10 years with sensorineural hearing loss. The test protocol consists of questionnaires and vestibular and postural assessments.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Children in the age of 3-10 years

Uni- or bilateral sensorineural hearing loss > 20 dB bone conduction pure tone average measured at frequencies 0.5, 1, 2, 4 kHz

Written informed consent from the parents.

Disqualifiers

Previous inner ear surgery

Visual impairment to such a degree that the child is not able to maintain fixation on a dot one meter away.

Congenital nystagmus

Compromised eye muscle mobility

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • video Head Impulse Test
  • Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential
  • Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential
  • Computerized Dynamic Posturography
  • Dizziness Handicap Inventory for patient caregivers

Treatment groups

48 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Locations

1
Gødstrup Regional Hospital7400, Herning Denmark

Sponsors and collaborators

Gødstrup Hospital

Lead sponsor