Centre for Persons with Tinnitus and Vestibular Disorders
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Activities
Centre for persons with tinnitus and vestibular disorders is a clinical Unit as a part of Center of Excellence activities. The Unit's objective is to bridge the gap between the need and availability of professionals for assessing and rehabilitating persons with Tinnitus and Vestibular disorders. Hence, the emphasis will mainly be on providing the following:
- State-of-the-art hands-on training for stakeholders on Tinnitus, hyperacusis, and vestibular assessment and management
- State-of-the-art clinical services to individuals with Tinnitus, hyperacusis and Vestibular disorders
Clinical Services
Vestibular Assessment and Management |
Tinnitus & Hyperacusis Assessment and Management |
List of tests
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List of tests
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Staff
Resource and Infrastructure
The centre houses laboratories for vestibular assessment and management. The equipment available in the centre are as follows:
- Video Head Impulse test
- Videonystamagography (VNG)
- Craniocorpography
- Stabillometry
- Functional head inpulse test (fHIT)
The center also houses three dedicated therapy rooms for the management of Tinnitus, hyperacusis and misophonia.
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Research
Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Programs:
Under Progress: 04
Sl. No. |
Name |
Topic |
Guide / Co-guide |
1 |
Vinayagar P.T. |
Optimization of Masseter vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (mVEMP) protocol and age related changes in mVEMP |
Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
2 |
Kalaiyarasan R |
Frequency tuning of Masseter vestibular evoked myogenic potential in individuals with Meniere's disease, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and Auditory Neuropathy |
Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
3 |
Adithya S S |
Vestibular evaluation in individuals with vestibular migraine |
Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
4 |
R. Rajesh Kumar |
Effect of Electrode Placement and Its Interactions with Other Parameters of Ocular Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Healthy Individuals and Individuals with BPPV and ANSD |
Dr Niraj Kumar Singh |
PG dissertation under progress:
Sl. No. |
Name of the student |
Tentative title of the dissertation |
Guide |
Co-guide (if any) |
1 |
Krishnapriya M V |
Assessment of sacculomassetric and sacculocolloic reflex pathways in Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus |
Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
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2 |
Meghna D |
The effect of saccular dysfunction on non-verbal cognition and auditory perceptual outcome measures in pediatric cochlear implantees |
Dr. Niraj Kumar Singh |
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3 |
Nishchay Mahima Patel |
Comparison of auditory spatial processing in individuals with and without tinnitus |
Dr. Prashanth Prabhu |
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4 |
Rashmi H K |
Translation and validation of Pediatric Vestibular Symptom Questionnaire (PVSQ) into Kannada |
Mr. Prajeesh Thomas |
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5 |
Rithesh Kumar |
Test-retest reliability in cVEMP for different stimuli in healthy adults |
Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
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6 |
Shika Saharia |
Otolith function and its association with stuttering. |
Dr. Niraj Kumar Singh |
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7 |
Swathi Bs |
Frequency tuning of cVEMP in motion sickness individuals |
Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
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8 |
Urmi Roy |
Comparison of spatial processing abilities of normal hearing individuals with and without misophonia |
Dr. Prashanth Prabhu |
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Ongoing research projects in 2023-24
Sl. No. |
Title of the Project |
Investigator |
Founding source |
Amount (Lakhs) |
1 |
Effect of vestibular impairment and vestibular rehabilitation therapy on cognition and language processing |
PI: Dr. Niraj Kumar Singh CI: Dr. Prawin Kumar, Dr. Prakash TK, Dr. Brajesh Priyadarshi, & Dr. Amrita Kanchan
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DST (3 years) |
81.25 |
Intramural Research Projects:
Sl. No. |
Title of the Project |
Investigator |
Founding source |
Amount (Lakhs) |
1 |
Electrophysiological Assessment of Auditory and Vestibular Neural Functioning in Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus |
PI: Dr. Prawin Kumar CI: Dr. M Bhanu kumar, Dr. Niraj Kumar Singh, Mr. Vipin Ghosh & Dr. Kumari Apeksha |
ARF (3 years) |
9.56 |
2 |
“Prevalence of Misophonia in general population and those with complaint of tinnitus– An epidemiological study” |
Dr. Prashanth Prabhu P
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ARF |
5.00 |
Research Paper presented at National/International Conferences /Seminars on Tinnitus and Vestibular disorders by the members of the Centre in 2023-24:
SL No |
Name of the staff |
Title of the Paper |
Venue |
Date |
International |
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1 |
Rajesh Kumar; Niraj Kumar Singh, Nilesh Washnik; Ishan Sunilkumar Bhatt
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Effect of Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential Stimuli on Auditory Temporal Resolution |
35th American Academy of Audiology (AAA) annual conference held at Seattle, Washington, USA |
April 19 to 22 , 2023 |
2 |
Niraj Kumar Singh, Prawin Kumar, Nirnay Kumar Keshree, Mittali Joshi, Vishal Rattan Munjal, Digant Patni, Kapil Sikka, Jithendra Kumar, Divya Chauhan |
Middle-Ear or Saccular Dysfunction after Cochlear Implantation? |
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3 |
Rajesh Kumar; Niraj Kumar Singh |
Can Alternate Electrode Montages Dethrone the Infra-Orbital Montage for Recording Ocular VEMP |
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National |
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1 |
Dr Niraj Kumar Singh, Ms Meghna Deepak; Mr Akshay Kamath; Ms Simi Milind Wagholikar; Mr Rajesh Kumar Raveendran |
Extent of otolith involvement in cochlear implant recipients : Evidence from air-conducted and bone- conducted cervical and ocular vestibular evoked myogenic potentials |
CIGICON 2023 (20th National Conference of the Cochlear Implant Group of India) at Chennai
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31.08.2023 to 02.09.23
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2 |
Aishwarya N. Vinayagr PT, G Mohanlal(2023). 1st place-Best paper award under Oral category |
Optimum stimulus for eliciting masseter vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: a comparison between three different acoustic stimuli. |
15th KSBISHACON, 2023 Calicut, Kerala |
14-15 October, 2023 |
3 |
Vinayagar PT and Sujeet kumar Sinha 1st place-Best paper award under poster category |
Optimisation of some stimulus parameters for recording masseer vestibular evoked myogenic potentials. |
Facilitative Learning on advancements in Speech and Hearing (FlaSH Series VII) Organized by the Department of Audiology and Speech- Language Pathology held at Holy Cross College (Autonomous), Tiruchirappalli |
27.11.2023 to 29.11.2023 |
4 |
Mr. Kalaiyarasan R & Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
‘Assessment of vestibulo-masseteric reflex pathways in individuals with auditory neuropathy’ (1st place under oral presentation category). |
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5 |
Ms. Adithya S S & Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
scientific oral paper ‘Cervical and Masseter Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials findings in individuals with migraine and vestibular migraine’ |
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6 |
Mr. Anirban Sarkar & Dr. Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
scientific poster paper ‘Masseter VEMP in individuals with acquired severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss’ (2nd place under practicing professional poster presentation category). |
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7 |
Vidya Gowda S.L; Vandana Chavan; Hema K; Kavana R.S; Prashanth Prabhu |
Prevalence Of Misophonia in General Population and Those with Complaint of Tinnitus– An Epidemiological Study |
AIISH, Mysore |
7-8 Dec, 2023 |
8 |
Adithya Sreedharan Sanitha; Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials Test Results and Its Correlation with Vestibular Signs and Symptoms in Individuals with Vestibular Migraine |
AIISH, Mysore |
7-8 Dec, 2023 |
9 |
Apoorva S; Prajeesh Thomas; Animesh Barman |
Vestibular Function in Young Skilled Football Players |
AIISH, Mysore |
7-8 Dec, 2023 |
10 |
Rajesh Kumar Raveendran; Niraj Kumar Singh |
Alternate Electrode Montage Can Improve the Response Prevalence of Ocular Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potential in Auditory Neuropathy Spectrum Disorder |
AIISH, Mysore |
7-8 Dec, 2023 |
11 |
Rajesh Kumar Raveendran; Niraj Kumar Singh; Nirmala Jagadish |
A Meta-Analysis on Comparison of Infra Orbital and Belly Tendon Electrode Montage for Recording Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential |
AIISH, Mysore |
7-8 Dec, 2023 |
12 |
Nirmala Jagadish; Rajesh Kumar Raveendran, Niraj Kumar Singh |
Effect of ANSD on Otolith Neural Responses: Collective Evidence from a Meta-Analysis |
AIISH, Mysore |
7-8 Dec, 2023 |
13 |
Akshay KamathPrashanth Prabhu, KV Nisha, Ishan Sunilkumar Bhatt |
Investigating Cochlear Synaptopathy Among Individuals with and without Tinnitus Having Normal Hearing |
AIISH, Mysore |
7-8 Dec, 2023 |
14 |
B R Suraj Urs; KV Nisha; Prashanth Prabhu |
Comparison of Distortion product input-output function in individuals with and without Misophonia |
AIISH, Mysore |
7-8 Dec, 2023 |
15 |
Fangaria, M. Tidole, A, Kamalakannan K, Bhargavi K, Nireeksha M B & Prabhu. P. |
Prevalence of Somatosensory tinnitus in individuals with tinnitus |
1st Annual State Conference of Indian Speech & Hearing Association Gujarat Branch (1st ISHACON) held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
24th & 25th February 2024 |
16 |
Chauhan, S. Neha, S., Swaham, M., Kritika, N., Suman, P., Kamalakannan K. & Prabhu, P |
Prevalence of Misophonia and Misokinesia among adult population in India |
1st Annual State Conference of Indian Speech & Hearing Association Gujarat Branch (1st ISHACON) held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
24th & 25th February 2024 |
17 |
Prajeesh, T & Sujeet Kumar Sinha |
Mapping the sacculocollic and otolith ocular pathway dysfunction in some of the common vestibular pathologies: a single centre study
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55th ISHACON, Kolkata |
19–21 Jan, 2024
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18 |
Dinesh, D., Abhishek, J., Kajal, S., Suman, P., Kamalakannan K, Prabhu, P. |
Prevalence of Hyperacusis and Misophonia among Individuals with Tinnitus |
1st Annual State Conference of Indian Speech & Hearing Association Gujarat Branch (1st ISHACON) held at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India |
24th & 25th February 2024 |
Research Papers Published in Journals by the members of the centre in 2023-24:
International publications:
- Parmar, A., & Prabhu, P. (2023). Efficacy of different clinical assessment measures of hyperacusis: a systematic review. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 280(3), 985-1004.
- Sujeeth, P. R., Hanji, R., Nayyar, K., & Prabhu, P. (2023). Estimation of Prevalence of Misophonia Among High School Students in India. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 1-4.
- Aryal, S., & Prabhu, P. (2023). Auditory cortical functioning in individuals with misophonia: an electrophysiological investigation. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 1-15.
- Sanjay, S., Aryal, S., Nisha, K. V., & Prabhu, P. (2023). Binaural Processing and Auditory Working Memory in Individuals with Tinnitus Having Normal Hearing Sensitivity. The Journal of International Advanced Otology, 19(3), 175–181. https://doi.org/10.5152/iao.2023.22990
- Singh, Niraj Kumar., Kumar, Prawin., Jagadish, Nirmala., Mendhakar, Akshay., Mahajan, Yatin (2023). Utility of Inter-frequency amplitude ration of vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in Identifying Meniere’s disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ear and Hearing, 44 (5), 940-948.
- Nagarajan, A., & Sinha, S. K. (2024). Masseter Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials: A new tool to assess the vestibulomasseteric reflex pathway. Journal of otology, 19(1), 46–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joto.2023.12.005
- Thirusangu, V.P., Sinha, S.K. (2023). Masseter vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials at different tone burst frequencies in healthy individuals. Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology, 39, 181. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43163-023-00549-2
- Thirusangu, V. P., & Sinha, S. K. (2023). Characteristics of ipsilateral, contralateral and bilateral masseter vestibular-evoked myogenic potential in healthy adults. The Journal of laryngology and otology, 137(12), 1359–1367. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022215123000051
- Nagarajan, A., Ghimire, S., Elizabeth, V. S., & Sinha, S. K. (2023). Test-retest reliability of suppression head impulse paradigm (SHIMP) in healthy individuals. Hearing, Balance and Communication, 21(4), 312–317.
National publications:
- Raza, A. F., Paudel, D. R., & Prabhu, P. (2023). Vaccine-Induced Tinnitus: A New Consequence of COVID-19. Annals of Otology and Neurotology. 5, 44-45.
- Aryal, S., Bhattarai, P. & Prabhu, P. (2023). Awareness and Experience of Tinnitus in Nepalese Young Adult Population. Annals of Otology and Neurotology. 5, 36-43.
- Aryal, S., Sharma, Y. & Prabhu. P. (2023). Prevalence of Tinnitus and its Characteristics Among Indian Adult Population. Annals of Otology and Neurotology. 5, 15–20.
- Sujeeth, P. R., Hanji, R., Karupaiah, K., & Prabhu, P. (2024). Estimation of Prevalence of Hyperacusis in High School Students of Mysore District. Indian Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 1-4.