AUTHOR=Moyaert Julie , Dobbels Bieke , Peetermans Olivier , Boon Bram , Lucieer Florence , Guinand Nils , Mertens Griet , Gilles Annick , van de Heyning Paul , Fornos Angelica Pérez , van de Berg Raymond , Van Rompaey Vincent 

TITLE=Etiologies and hearing status in bilateral vestibulopathy: a retrospective study of 315 patients

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Neurology

VOLUME=Volume 14 - 2023

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/neurology/articles/10.3389/fneur.2023.1271012

DOI=10.3389/fneur.2023.1271012

ISSN=1664-2295

ABSTRACT=-Question: What is the underlying etiology and the hearing status of patients with bilateral vestibulopathy (BV)? -Findings: In this three-center cohort-study that included 315 patients, the most frequent non-idiopathic cause of BV is genetic (31%). A proportion as high as 79% of BV patients suffers from uni-or bilateral associated hearing loss.-Meaning: BV is a heterogenous disease. The majority of BV patients have an associated hearing loss. This justifies the development of a combined vestibulocochlear implant. Furthermore, this implicates that the current research investigating if vestibular loss contributes to cognitive decline should correct for the possible associated hearing loss of study subjects.3