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1746845

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
12
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-16
pubmed:abstractText
The effect of low-frequency sound (LFS) on postural stability was studied in 55 healthy volunteers and in 152 patients with vertigo due to different types of inner ear disease. The sound pressure levels ranged from 130 to 132 dB and were given at frequencies of 25, 50, and 63 Hz. The duration of each stimulation lasted 30 seconds. The postural responses were measured with a force platform. The LFS stimulation improved the postural stability of the healthy subjects through the alerting response. We did not observe any difference in the body sway according to whether the LFS was delivered with monaural or binaural stimulation. Twenty-six percent of the patients with Meniere's disease, 40% with chronic otitis media with vertigo, and 26% with vertigo of peripheral origin experienced significant postural instability at least at two of the three test frequencies during stimulation with LFS. The results demonstrate that in subjects with different types of inner ear disease the vestibular system starts to respond to LFS. The activation of vestibulospinal responses by LFS seems to be an expression of the Tullio phenomenon.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0003-4894
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
976-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Tullio phenomenon and postural stability: experimental study in normal subjects and patients with vertigo.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital of Helsinki, Finland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study