Bilateral vestibulopathy（BVP） is one of the common diseases in the vestibular nervous system, with an incidence rate of about 4%-7% in the population, which can lead to a variety of body dysfunctions. At present, there are two main treatment methods for BVP. One is vestibular rehabilitation. However, only part of BVP patients can finally benefit from vestibular rehabilitation, and most patients will remain with permanent vestibular dysfunction. Benefiting from the maturity of cochlear implant technology, European and American countries took the lead in the development of vestibular prosthesis（VP） technology to restore the vestibular function in patients with BVP. This review will focus on the development history, principles, future applications and the related research progress of VP in China.
摘要: 双侧前庭病（bilateral vestibulopathy，BVP）为前庭神经系统常见疾病之一，人群发病率约为4%～7%，可导致多种机体功能障碍。目前对BVP的治疗方法主要有2种，一为前庭康复，然而仅有部分BVP患者可通过前庭康复最终获益，大部分患者将遗留永久性功能障碍。获益于人工耳蜗技术的成熟，欧美国家率先开始了人工前庭技术的研发，用以恢复BVP患者的前庭神经系统功能。本综述将着重介绍人工前庭的发展历史、工作原理、未来应用以及我国人工前庭的相关研究进展。.
Keywords: bilateral vestibulopathy; vestibular implant; vestibular prosthesis; vestibular rehabilitation.
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