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The evaluation of tinnitus and auditory brainstem response in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo accompanied by tinnitus

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study is to investigate auditory brainstem response (ABR) in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) accompanied by tinnitus and to suggest possible interpretative hypotheses.

Methods

Ninety individuals were included in the study. Individuals were separated into three groups: patients reporting tinnitus with BPPV (Group I), patients with BPPV (Group II), and a control group. The ABR test was applied at a low and at a high rate.

Results

For patients reporting tinnitus with BPPV, tinnitus was found to be localized in the ear affected by BPPV. Tinnitus disappeared after therapeutic interventions in 23 individuals with tinnitus. The difference between the Wave V  latency at high rate and Wave V  latency at a low rate in the affected ears of all individuals with BPPV (Groups I and II) was significantly long. In the affected ears of all BPPV patients, at a high rate of ABR, the absolute latency of the Wave III was found to be significantly longer than for the control group.

Conclusions

Individuals with BPPV showed prolonged latencies in affected ears in a high rate of ABR without the effect of tinnitus. High rate of ABR in individuals with BPPV can be used to obtain preliminary information in cases where ischemia in the auditory pathways is suspected in BPPV formation.

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  1. Department of Auditory Rehabilitation, Su Special Training and Rehabilitation Center, Ankara, Turkey

    Ece Kocabaş

  2. Faculty of Medicine, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey

    Ahmet Kutluhan

  3. Faculty of Health Science, Department of Audiology, Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey

    Banu Müjdeci

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Kocabaş, E., Kutluhan, A. & Müjdeci, B. The evaluation of tinnitus and auditory brainstem response in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo accompanied by tinnitus. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 278, 3275–3280 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-020-06413-w

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