Importance of Vestibulo-ocular Reflex Gain and Refixation Saccade Analysis in Individuals with Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder

Abstract Introduction Auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) features the presence of otoacoustic emissions, poor speech identification score and absent auditory brainstem response. Objective The present study was designed to evaluate the functioning of all six semicircular canals in individuals with ANSD and to compare it with those of normalhearing individuals. Methods A total of 50 individuals participated in the present study, in which Group I comprised25normal-hearingindividuals, and GroupII comprised25individualswithANSD. All of the participants underwent case history, pure t...