Fifty Years of Development of the Skull Vibration-Induced Nystagmus Test

Solara Sinno; Sébastien Schmerber; Philippe Perrin; Georges Dumas

doi:10.3390/audiolres12010002

Fifty Years of Development of the Skull Vibration-Induced Nystagmus Test

Audiol Res. 2021 Dec 30;12(1):10-21. doi: 10.3390/audiolres12010002.

Authors

Solara Sinno^{1

2}, Sébastien Schmerber^{3

4}, Philippe Perrin^{1

2

5}, Georges Dumas^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ EA 3450 DevAH, Development, Adaptation and Handicap, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lorraine, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
² Laboratory for the Analysis of Posture, Equilibrium and Motor Function (LAPEM), University Hospital of Nancy, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
³ Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Grenoble Alpes University Hospital, 38000 Grenoble, France.
⁴ Brain Tec Lab UMR1205, University Grenoble-Alpes, CHU Michallon, 38000 Grenoble, France.
⁵ Department of Pediatric Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, University Hospital of Nancy, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.

Abstract

This review enumerates most of the studies on the Skull Vibration-Induced Nystagmus Test (SVINT) in the past 50 years from different research groups around the world. It is an attempt to demonstrate the evolution of this test and its increased interest around the globe. It explores clinical studies and animal studies, both permitting a better understanding of the importance of SVINT and its pathophysiology.

Keywords: Skull Vibration Induced Nystagmus Test (SVINT).

Publication types

Review