TY  - JOUR
TI  - Evaluation of Balance Using Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Blind Individuals
AB  - Our purpose in this study is to investigate whether blindness affects vestibulocollic reflex. Material and Methods: This is a prospective case control series. We recorded cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential in 29 blind and 26 sighted subjects, and compared the latency and amplitude values. Results: Twenty one of the blind subjects were male and 8 were female, the average of age was 41.72±11.83 years. Nineteen of the sighted subjects were male and 7 were female, the average of age was 40.64±9.11 years. The average P13 latency value was 16.97±2.12 ms in the blind group and 15.40±0.88 ms in the sighted group. The average P13 latency value
was longer in the blind group (p<0.005). In the blind subjects, the average N23 latency was 24.92±2.77 ms. In the sighted subjects, the average N23 latency was 23.73±0.85 ms. The average N23 latency value was longer in the blind group (p<0.005). The mean P13-N23 interpeak amplitude was 2.76±2.92 μV in the blind group. In the sighted group, it was 2.38±0.33 μV. There were not statistically significant differences between the mean P13-N23 interpeak amplitudes (p>0.005). Conclusion: We determined that the P13 latency values and N23 latency values
were longer in the blind group. Our study has shown that cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential responses in the blind individuals are different from the sighted individuals.
AU  - sürmeli, mehmet
AU  - DOGAN, RIZA
AU  - Sahin-Yilmaz, Asli
AU  - deveci, ildem
AU  - OYSU, CAGATAY
AU  - Kiray, Gulunay
AU  - SURMELI, Reyhan
AU  - duymaz, yaşar kemal
DO  - 10.24179/kbbbbc.2021-86222
PY  - 2022
JO  - Kulak Burun Boğaz ve Baş Boyun Cerrahisi
VL  - 30
IS  - 1
SN  - 1300-6525
SP  - 12
EP  - 16
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/522789
ER  -