Vestibular prosthesis
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Keywords
Bilateral vestibular loss, Méniére disease, oscillopsias, disequilibrium, ototoxic, vestibular implant
Abstract
Bilateral vestibular loss (BVL) is a clinic syndrome that produces oscillopsias and disabling disequilibrium, especially in darkness. Some causes of BVL are the use of ototoxic drugs, bilateral Méniére disease, autoinmune ear disorders and spinocerebellar ataxia. The management of this disability is complex and many times the rehabilitation does not accomplish with the desired goals. One future therapeutic alternative for BVL and still in an experimental stage is the vestibular implant, whose overall functioning is similar to a cochlear implant. In this review we analyze the genesis and history of vestibular implant development, its main technical characteristics and the future of its implementation.
