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Do Lower Cervical Disc Herniations Cause Vertigo and Tinnitus?

Deniz Uğur Cengiz(İnönü Üniversitesi)0000-0002-7855-0251
Ramazan Paşahan(İNÖNÜ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-3221-1422
Sanem Can Çolak(İNÖNÜ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-7566-7964
İsmail Demir(İNÖNÜ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4362-795X
Ferhat Arslan(İNÖNÜ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0003-0386-670X
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2025-04-30
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The audiological evaluation of these patients, together with neurosurgical examination, is clinically important for the follow-up of the process.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: To evaluate the effects of lower cervical disc herniation on the cochleovestibular system.
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⚙️Variables:lower cervical disc herniation · vertigo · tinnitus

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Objectives: To evaluate the effects of lower cervical disc herniation on the cochleovestibular system. Materials and Methods: 40 patients with lower cervical disc herniation and 40 healthy individuals were included in the study. A patient demographic data form, Dizziness Handicap Inventory (DHI), Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (THI), Cervical Evoked Myogenic Potentials (c-VEMP) Test, and Pure Tone Audiometry (PTA) Test were applied to all participants. Tinnitus severity and frequency were evaluated in participants with tinnitus. Results: Of the patients diagnosed with lower cervical disc herniation, 23 (57.5%) had dizziness, and 19 (47.5%) had tinnitus. The tinnitus of the patients was found at a frequency of 6000 Hz and an intensity of 55 dB. A statistically significant difference was found between the groups both in terms of c-VEMP wave presence and in P1 latency and P1-N1 amplitude values (p<0.05). Conclusion: A positive correlation was found between lower cervical disc herniation and audiovestibular findings. The audiological evaluation of these patients, together with neurosurgical examination, is clinically important for the follow-up of the process.

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Cengiz, D. U., Paşahan, R., Çolak, S. C., Demir, İ., Arslan, F. (2025). Do Lower Cervical Disc Herniations Cause Vertigo and Tinnitus?. Hacettepe Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Fakültesi Dergisi, Volume: 12 Issue: 1. https://doi.org/10.21020/husbfd.1480258

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