The effect of superior canal dehiscence size and location on audiometric measurements, vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials and video-head impulse testing.
Andrea CastellucciGianluca PirasValeria Del VecchioFrancesco Maria CrocettaVincenzo MaioloGian Gaetano FerriAngelo GhidiniCristina BrandoliniPublished in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)
We confirmed that SCD size affects AC PTA, ABG and both amplitudes and thresholds of cVEMPs and oVEMPs. We also described a tendency for SC function to impair with increasing SCD size and when dehiscence is located at the AE. The latter data may be explained either by a spontaneous canal plugging exerted by middle fossa dura or by a dissipation through the dehiscence of mechanical energy conveyed to the endolymph during high-frequency impulses.