UNASSIGNED: To investigate otolithic organ function in severe OSA patients who lack vestibular symptoms and systemic disease.
UNASSIGNED: 32 patients (64 ears) with severe OSA and 22 healthy controls (44 ears) were enrolled. The ocular and cervical vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (oVEMP and cVEMP) and the caloric test were recorded and analyzed.
UNASSIGNED: The response rates of oVEMP (73.4%) and cVEMP (82.8%) in patients with severe OSA were significantly lower than those in controls. In oVEMP, elevated thresholds (p = .002), decreased n1-p1 amplitudes (p < .001), prolonged n1 latencies (p < .001) were observed. In cVEMP, the elevation of thresholds (p < .001), decrease in p1-n1 amplitudes (p < .001), and n1-p2 amplitudes (p < .001), prolongation of p1 latencies (p = .003) were observed. No significant difference in the caloric test was found between the two groups.
UNASSIGNED: Disappearance or impairment of VEMPs could be observed in patients with severe OSA, and reflects different degrees of impairment in the utricle and saccule.
■研究缺乏前庭症状和全身性疾病的重度OSA患者的耳石器官功能。
■纳入了32例重度OSA患者(64耳)和22例健康对照(44耳)。记录并分析眼和颈部前庭诱发的肌源性电位(oVEMP和cVEMP)以及热量测试。
■重度OSA患者的oVEMP(73.4%)和cVEMP(82.8%)的缓解率明显低于对照组。在OVEMP中,升高的阈值(p=.002),n1-p1振幅降低(p<.001),观察到延长的n1潜伏期(p<.001)。在cVEMP中,阈值的升高(p<.001),p1-n1振幅降低(p<.001),和n1-p2振幅(p<.001),观察到p1潜伏期延长(p=.003)。两组之间在热量测试中没有发现显着差异。
■在重度OSA患者中可以观察到VEMPs的消失或损害,反映了囊和囊的不同程度的损伤。