Vestibular function is associated with residual low-frequency hearing loss in patients with bi-allelic mutations in the SLC26A4 gene.

In conclusion, DFNB4 shows vestibular dysfunction, which is strongly linked to hearing loss at low frequencies without any allelic or anatomical predisposing factor.
PMID: 26900070 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Hearing Research - February 17, 2016 Category: Audiology Authors: Jung J, Seo YW, Choi JY, Kim SH Tags: Hear Res Source Type: research