On Vestibular Response to Mechanical Irritation

Abstract

In the belief that stapedectomy provides an wartunity for studying labyrinthine response to mechanical irritation, peroperatory electronystagmography was performed on 10 consecutive otosclerotic patients. The results of the investigation show that mechanical irritation, such as produced during stapedectomy has no stimulating effect upon the vestibule, recordable by means of electronystagmography.