TY - JOUR T1 - Galvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: normative data and the effect of age JO - Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology (English Edition) T2 - AU - Avcı,Nizamettin Burak AU - Polat,Zahra AU - Ataş,Ahmet SN - 18088694 M3 - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.07.016 DO - 10.1016/j.bjorl.2020.07.016 UR - http://www.bjorl.org/en-galvanic-vestibular-evoked-myogenic-potentials-articulo-S1808869420301464 AB - IntroductionGalvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potentials evaluate vestibular nerve responses using electric stimulation by records collected from the sternocleidomastoid muscle. A normal vestibular evoked myogenic potential response consists of the first positive, P1, and negative, N1, peaks. The response can be affected by factors such as age and gender and is also consequential in the diagnosis of pathologies. ObjectivesThe present study was performed to obtain normative data on healthy adults, to help in diagnosis by establishing clinical norms as well as to investigate changing test parameters with age in galvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. MethodsA total of 100 healthy participants were included in the study. Galvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potential (current 3 mA, duration 1 ms) was performed randomly on both ears of each participant. The participants between the ages of 18–65 (mean age 39.7 ± 13.9) were divided into 5 groups according to their ages. Normative data of galvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potentials parameters were calculated in groups and in total, and age-related changes were examined. ResultsThe galvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potential waveform was elicited from all participants (200 ears). The latency of P1 and N1 was 7.82 ± 3.29 ms and 22.06 ± 3.95 ms, respectively. The P1−N1 amplitude value was 66.64 ± 24.5 µV. The percentage of vestibular asymmetry was 16.29 ± 11.99%. The latencies of P1 and N1 and P1−N1 amplitude values demonstrated significant differences among different age groups (p < 0.01). ConclusionsThe results of this study show that as age increased, latencies were prolonged, and amplitudes gradually decreased. The normative data aids in the diagnosis of retrolabyrinthine lesions and the increase in the clinical use of galvanic vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. ER -