Vestibulocochlear implant (VCI) modulation improves mid and high frequency vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR)
B. L. Vermorken, S. C. J. van Boxel, B. Volpe, N. Guinand, A. Pérez Fornos, E.M.J. Devocht, R. van de Berg · 2026
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Description
People who lose inner-ear balance function see the world bounce with every head turn, and no cure exists. An implant that senses head motion and stimulates the balance nerves aims to restore the gaze-stabilizing reflex. Vermorken and co-authors tested the newest prototype in nine patients, comparing five stimulation settings from off to boosted.
Six patients responded strongly in a screening test. For them, modulated stimulation raised reflex gains sharply on the rotating chair, from near 0.1 up to 0.82 in the best setting. Head-impulse tests improved across all three canals too. Gains on the braking side lagged. The 2026 results show tuning the baseline matters as much as the modulation itself.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | B. L. Vermorken, S. C. J. van Boxel, B. Volpe, N. Guinand, A. Pérez Fornos, E.M.J. Devocht, R. van de Berg |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 52 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |