The effect of saccular function on static balance ability of profound hearing-impaired children

Association Between Vestibular Function and Motor Performance in Hearing-impaired Children

“…Humans also use their auditory system for spatial orientation whenever the head is turned to locate a sound source (24), and the reliance on this input system is higher when the other sensory input information is hampered. Moreover, deficits in balance skills will be more distinct if there is damage to more than one of the sensory input systems (16), which is in agreement with the weakest motor performance we found in the HI group with vestibular problems. In addition, the fact that children with a congenital syndromal or acquired hearing impairment have higher risks for mild motor disorders linked to neurologic damage could not be neglected.…”

“…It should be noted, however, that the test conditions in this study are experimental where the visual and somatosensory input systems are challenged to see what impact they have on the clinical balance performance in children with auditory and/or vestibular dysfunction. In daily life, the impact of auditory and/or vestibular problems will be less intense because of the information coming from the other intact sensory input systems and the effect of neuroplasticity and central compensation (16). Nevertheless, children and parents should be informed about possible dangerous or difficult environmental situations where visual and somatosensory systems are rendered unreliable.…”

Examining the Impact of Cochlear Implantation on the Early Gross Motor Development of Children With a Hearing Loss

“…A few studies showed a strong association between vestibular function test results and the clinical balance performance (Horak et al 1988;Cushing et al 2008;Shall 2009;Jafari & Asad Malayeri 2011;De Kegel et al 2012b).…”

Assessment of functional development of the otolithic system in growing children: A review

“…These two emerging tests are recently adopted to explore the dynamic otolithic function, adding a potential usefulness to study the sacculo-collic and utriculoocular reflexes in children [22][23][24][25].…”