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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Mohammadi, Midyaa | Enayati, Zakariab | Shaabani, Moslemb; * | Vahedi, Mohsenc
Affiliations: [a] Department of Student Research Committee, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran | [b] Department of Audiology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran | [c] Department of Biostatistics, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Moslem Shaabani, Department of Audiology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences Koodakyar Avenue, Daneshjoo Boulevard, Postal Code: 1985713831, Velenjak, Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +98 2122180100; Fax: +98 2122180066; E-mail: mo.shaabani@uswr.ac.ir. ORCID ID: 0000-0002-3614-1011
Abstract: BACKGROUND:Auditory cues might play a role in postural control. OBJECTIVE:The primary aim of this study was to investigate the association between white noise and head-shake (HS) related changes in postural sway. METHODS:Fifty healthy adults underwent Synapsys Posturography System (SPS) evaluation. The posturography (PG) evaluation consisted of two protocols: sensory organization test (SOT) and SOT with head-shake (HS) (HS-SOT). The standard SOT protocol of SPS involves a battery of six postural conditions. In the current study, participants underwent only four SOT conditions. The participants were asked to stand barefoot on the SPS platform (static platform and foam). The SOT standing conditions were as follow: (1) firm surface (force platform only) with eyes open (SOT1); (2) firm surface with eyes closed (SOT2); (3) foam surface (which was positioned on the force platform) with eyes open (SOT4); and (4) foam surface with eyes closed (SOT5). For the HS-SOT protocol, we asked the participants to move their heads left and right (i.e., yaw head rotation) in the mentioned SOT conditions. Each postural condition was 10 seconds long. Both SOT and HS-SOT postural conditions were conducted across the two hearing modes of silence and noise. To achieve our aims, comparison of sway parameters between SOT and HS-SOT, and between hearing modes were considered. RESULTS:White noise was associated with a reduction in postural sway. The reduction observed in sway area, sway amplitude, and sway frequency. Moreover, HS significantly increased postural sway in all HS-SOT conditions compared to their SOT equivalents (i.e., HS-SOT1 compared to SOT1, etc.). The presence of white noise was associated with a decrease in the HS-related increase in postural sway. CONCLUSIONS:Considering the results, this study adds to the body of literature suggesting that white noise contributes to postural control, and the implications of this for rehabilitation need to be further investigated.
Keywords: Postural control, auditory cues, white noise, sensory organization test, head-shake
DOI: 10.3233/VES-201616
Journal: Journal of Vestibular Research, vol. 32, no. 2, pp. 99-112, 2022
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