#Large vestibular aqueduct syndrome

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Shoutout to people with balance disorders

I'm currently at home and not able to work today because of a flare-up of my balance disorder (bilateral vestibular hypofunction/loss). Apparently, the flare-up is happening because I had COVID-19 a few weeks ago, and it has caused my brain to de-compensate for my lack of vestibular function. This is (according to my doctors) super common for people with this after they have any sort of illness.

Because it's not a painful condition, I think people forget how debilitating balance problems can be. The vertigo, the nausea, the blurred vision whenever you move your head, the falls, the people thinking you're drunk, the difficulty explaining your symptoms because they are super weird, not knowing whether or not you need a mobility aid because your legs are fine but you still can't walk in a straight line.

To anyone who has never experienced this, trust me when I say it's really bad. To everyone with a balance disorder, you're all legends and super cool, and you're not alone with this. To all the disabled people out there, don't forget balance disorders this disability pride month!

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Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome-Should We Provide Cochlear Implants Earlier?

Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome-Should We Provide Cochlear Implants Earlier?

A new interesting article has been published in Otol Neurotol. 2019 Jul 24. doi: 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002314. and titled: Cochlear Implant Outcomes in Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome-Should We Provide Cochlear Implants Earlier?

Authors of this article are:

Hall AC, Kenway B, Sanli H, Birman CS.

A summary of the article is shown below:

OBJECTIVE: Examine postoperative speech perception…

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I was tagged by @twice-asks

name: Victoria

nicknames: Vicky, Vic, Tori, V

zodiac sign: Capricorn (Aquarius cusp, no one can decide whether or not January 20th is Capricorn or Aquarius but I relate to Capricorn more)

height: 169cm roughly, which is like 5′6

orientation: Bisexual as all hell

fav fruit: I don’t eat a lot of fruit (I know I should eat healthier) but I would probably say grapes or apples

fav season: I don’t know, I hate the cold but winter is the only season where I have access to the bushland behind my house. And I like warmth and sunshine but I can’t stand it if it gets too hot. I’m just gonna go the middle of the road and say spring

fav book: Harry Potter

fav flower: I like roses a lot, but also there’s some really nice pink carnations in my front garden that I like

fav scent: I have a really nice strawberry perfume so strawberry

colour: Blue! Light blue more specifically

fav animal: Idk I like a lot of animals, maybe wolves or tigers

coffee | tea | hot cocoa: Hot chocolate all the way

sleep hours: Ahahahahahaha some days I sleep 13 hours, other days I sleep 3 hours, its just a mess

cat or dog person: Both!! I have a cat and two dogs and I love all of them

fictional character: How can I choose between my fictional children. Get ready for a list - Daisy Johnson, Jemma Simmons and Leopold Fitz (Agents of Shield), The Harry Potter Golden Trio, all the gay characters every single one (except for the bad ones)

number of blankets I sleep with: Depends. In summer it’s usually 1 or 0, and in winter it’s usually 3

dream trip: Either a trip around Europe or a trip around the Mediterranean. 

blog created: Well this blog was created in late 2012 I think, but as for @incorrecttwicequotes that was created on October 12th 2016

followers: 235 for this blog, 4,700+ for @incorrecttwicequotes (I’m still shook over this)

random fact: I have a rare hearing condition called Large Vestibular Aqueduct Syndrome (sounds made up I know, but its a real thing). Basically I’m slowly going deaf, and if there’s a lot of pressure to my eardrum then I’ll go deaf a lot faster. Like straight away

I’m so nervous about tagging people but I’ll actually do it this time so I tag @yuiyasha, @jetblack76, @gwenxveer and @faketoritheelf (feel free to completely ignore this if you want)

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Расширение эндолимфатического протока и мешка/Large #vestibular #aqueduct #syndrome. Относится к врожденной нейросенсорной потери слуха с увеличенным вестибулярным водопроводом и мешком. Считается, что одна из наиболее распространенных врожденных причин нейросенсорной потери слуха.👇en👓 ---- Large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS) refers to the presence of congenital sensorineural hearing loss with an enlarged vestibular aqueduct. It is thought to be one of the most common congenital causes of sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL #мрт#кт#мскт#рентген#mri#CT#xray#head#spine#knee#abdomen#muskuloskeletal#neuroradiology#teacher#radiology#neurosurgery#neurology##medizin#radiologie#Magnetresonanztomographie#mrt#невролог#педиатр#педиатрия#technologist by mye-rad.blogspot.ru/2013/06/case-458-18-year-old-girl-with.html?m=1; radiopaedia.org Dr Yuranga Weerakkody et al.

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Contrasting results of tests of peripheral vestibular function in patients with bilateral large vestibular aqueduct syndrome.

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Contrasting results of tests of peripheral vestibular function in patients with bilateral large vestibular aqueduct syndrome.

Clin Neurophysiol. 2017 Aug;128(8):1513-1518

Authors: Zhou YJ, Wu YZ, Cong N, Yu J, Gu J, Wang J, Chi FL

Abstract OBJECTIVE: To analyze and summarize the effect of bilateral large vestibular aqueducts in peripheral vestibular organ function. METHODS: Eighteen patients with bilateral large vestibular aqueduct syndrome (LVAS; Study Group) and 18 healthy volunteers (Control Group) were investigated using audiometry, caloric test, sensory organization test (SOT), and vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) tests. RESULTS: All 18 patients (36 ears) exhibited sensorineural hearing loss. For cervical VEMP (cVEMP), the Study Group showed lower thresholds (Study Group vs. CONTROL GROUP: 71.4vs. 75.3dBnHL; p=0.006), N1 latencies (24.1vs. 25.2ms; p=0.026) and shorter P1 (15.3vs. 16.6ms; p=0.003), and higher amplitudes (400.7vs. 247.2µV; p<0.001) than the Control Group. For ocular VEMP (oVEMP), the Study Group had lower thresholds (79.3vs. 81.8dBnHL; p=0.046) and higher amplitudes (40.6vs. 14.4µV; p<0.001) than the Control Group. Fourteen of 16 patients (87.5%) who completed caloric tests had abnormal results, and 10 of 18 patients (55.6%) exhibited abnormal results in SOTs. CONCLUSIONS: The hyperfunction of vestibular test in otolithic organs and the hypofunction of vestibular test in semicircular canals, as well as the dysfunction in the balance test were demonstrated in patients with LVAS. SIGNIFICANCE: Our findings can help clinicians gain a better understanding of the characteristics of vestibular organ function in patients with LVAS, which can facilitate optimal targeted treatment.

PMID: 28667933 [PubMed – in process]

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