The technique was originally developed to test the inferior vestibular nerve in tumor suspects whose high-frequency hearing loss exceeded the capabilities of the auditory brainstem response tests and whose electronystagmographic results showed no significantly reduced vestibular response. The test has subsequently been found effective to demonstrate persistent singular nerve fiber function in patients with persistent vertigo after retrolabyrinthine vestibular nerve section.
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