Clinical Study

Cervical Vestibular-Evoked Myogenic Potentials: Norms and Protocols

Table 4

Normative values of VEMP (mean ± SD) from literature.

AuthorN (M : F)Age range (years)Response rate (%)ThresholdP latency (msec)N latency Amplitude (μV)AR

Isaradisaikul 2012 (referred to this study)50 (12 : 38)22–5786%115.1 dBSPL15.99 23.08 28.36 14.22
Kerdsiri 2010 [15]40 (18 : 22)21–57100%113 dBSPL13.60 19.90 117.51 NA
Janky 2009 [16]4620–7697%1114.16 dBSPL16.24 22.97 27.65 NA
33%2122.17 (±4.09) dBSPL13.62 20.00 27.17 NA
Maes 2009 [17]61 (28 : 23)19–39100%112 dBSPL14.97 23.41 147.34
Isaradisaikul 2008 [18]20 (6 : 14)24–4987%110.1 dBSPL14.44 21.16 160.71 18.8 (±16.5)
Wu 2007 [19]22 (11 : 11)17–30100%1NA14.83 22.54 198.53 0.13 (±0.12)
100%2NA12.43 19.85 81.23 0.20 (±0.13)
Kelsch 2006 [20]30 (16 : 14)3–1193%NA11.3 17.6 122 17.6 (±12.8)
Wang 2006 [21]20 (14 : 6)23–30100%78 dB13.1 20.3 130.5 (70.8–262.0)NA
Basta 2005 [9]64 (26 : 38)20–76100%NA16.1 23.8 67.1 (20–40 yr)NA
Su 2004 [22]80 (46 : 34)21–4098%NA11.47 19.05 NA0.19
41–6090%NA11.59 18.98 NA0.13
Wang 2004 [23]13 (10 : 3)22–35100%88 dB14.08 20.66 142.6 (81.5–239.0)NA
Cheng 2003 [24]29 (24 : 5)17–4388%1NA12.49 19.79 102.84 NA
98%2NA11.45 19.17 119.55 NA
Wang 2003 [25]14 (11 : 3)24–32100%NA14.49 21.83 NA0.03
Brantberg 2001 [26]23 (12 : 11)22–42NANA11.40 (10.62–11.59)18.18 (17.34–19.20)66.6 (38.3–108.2)NA
Ochi 2001 [14]18 (9 : 9)21–38100%95 dB10.75 19.92 203.96
Welgampola 2001 [27]70 (34 : 36)25–8595%89.6  dBnHL12.0 20.3 72.5 21.60%
Wu 1999 [10]16 (16 : 0)27–33100%NA16.6 25.2 54.6 NA

Note: 1STBs of 500 Hz, 2rarefaction clicks.