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Mohammadreza Aghababaei Ziarati1, Mohammad Hosein Taziki2, Seyed Mehran Hosseini3

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Minimal ice water caloric vestibular stimulation did not alter cardiac sympathovagal tone in healthy individuals. Heart rate variability indices remained unchanged after stimulating the right and left ears.

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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Otolaryngology
  • Autonomic Nervous System Physiology

Background:

  • Caloric stimulation of the vestibular system is known to elicit autonomic responses.
  • Lateralization of nervous system activity influences autonomic nervous system function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate and compare the effects of right versus left ear caloric vestibular stimulation on cardiac sympathovagal tone in healthy subjects.
  • To assess changes in heart rate variability (HRV) as an indicator of sympathovagal balance.

Main Methods:

  • A self-controlled study involving 12 healthy male volunteers.
  • Minimal ice water caloric test (1 mL at 4±2°C for 1s) applied to one ear at a time.
  • Comparison between optimum (horizontal semicircular canal stimulation) and pessimum (sham control) head positions.
  • Short-term heart rate variability (HRV) analysis for cardiac sympathovagal tone metrics.
  • Analysis of variance (ANOVA) used for statistical comparisons.

Main Results:

  • Caloric vestibular stimulation did not produce significant changes in short-term time-domain and frequency-domain HRV indices.
  • Systolic and diastolic arterial blood pressure, respiratory rate, and amplitude also showed no significant alterations.
  • Nystagmus duration differed significantly between optimum and pessimum positions for both left and right ear stimulations.
  • No significant differences in the onset time of nystagmus were observed between sides or positions.

Conclusions:

  • Minimal ice water caloric stimulation of either the right or left vestibular system does not impact cardiac sympathovagal balance in healthy individuals.
  • HRV indices serve as reliable indicators for assessing sympathovagal tone changes during caloric vestibular testing.