Peripheral Vestibular Responses to Sound

Vol. 3, No. 4, 2004/2005

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Paper

Peripheral Vestibular Responses to Sound
Ian S. Curthoys

Vestibular Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Address of Corresponding Author

Neuroembryol Aging 2004/2005;3:207-214 (DOI: 10.1159/000096798)

Key Words

Bone conduction
Labyrinth
Myogenic potential
Otolith
Saccule
VEMP
Vibration

Abstract

As well as activating the cochlea, sound also activates some vestibular receptors and afferents. That is true for both air- and bone-conducted sound and this review briefly summarizes the neural evidence for vestibular activation by sound in mammals and considers the implications of this result. These neural results have been rapidly translated into clinical use and underpin a new clinical test of human vestibular function using sound as the test stimulus.

Author Contacts

Ian S. Curthoys
Vestibular Research Laboratory, School of Psychology
University of Sydney
Sydney, NSW 2006 (Australia)
Tel. +61 2 9351 3570, Fax +61 2 9036 5223, E-Mail ianc@psych.usyd.edu.au

Article Information

Published online: November 3, 2006
Number of Print Pages : 8
Number of Figures : 3, Number of Tables : 0, Number of References : 25

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