@article{ref1,
title="Balance in children following cochlear implantation",
journal="Cochlear implants international",
year="2018",
author="Kelly, Andrew and Liu, Zhaobo and Leonard, Shanna and Toner, Fearghal and Adams, Mark and Toner, Joseph",
volume="19",
number="1",
pages="22-25",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To assess the vestibular function of children who had unilateral and bilateral cochlear implants compared with a control group of otherwise healthy children who had not been implanted. STUDY DESIGN: Observational case-control study. <br><br>METHODS: Posturography was carried out in the form of a Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction on Balance using a Wii Balance Board and the Vestio App on an iPod Touch. Thirty children in total were tested, 10 children in each cohort. <br><br>RESULTS in the form of root mean square calculations were available for each child. <br><br>RESULTS: Results showed a significant difference in the vestibular function of implanted children and the non-implanted control group (P < 0.05). As expected, children in all groups had more difficulty maintaining posture with their eyes closed on a compliant surface (P < 0.05). Thirty per cent of children with bilateral and 10% with unilateral cochlear implants were unable to complete testing. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Our study demonstrates posturography as an inexpensive, easily operated tool that can be used to assess paediatric vestibular function. It showed a significant difference between the control group and the implanted groups. Further work prompted by this study will include interval post-operative testing to more accurately assess the effect that implantation has on vestibular function.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1467-0100",
doi="10.1080/14670100.2017.1379180",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14670100.2017.1379180"
}