Auditory spatial information is decoded in various regions of the central auditory nervous system, beginning at the level of the superior olivary complex. The trigeminovascular system, known to be involved in the pathophysiology of vestibular migraine, innervates the superior olivary complex and several other regions of the auditory nervous system....
Audiologists evaluating patients with vestibular migraine should consider adding central auditory spatial processing tests, as this population may show deficits not captured by standard audiometry.
Identifying auditory central processing dysfunction in vestibular migraine patients could expand the audiologist's diagnostic role in a neurological condition increasingly presenting in audiology and vestibular clinics.
- 01Vestibular migraine patients were assessed for auditory spatial processing deficits.
- 02Central auditory pathways — specifically the superior olivary complex — were the focus of investigation.
- 03Trigeminovascular pathways implicated in migraine may also affect central auditory function.
- 04Findings support a broader central nervous system involvement in vestibular migraine beyond balance.
- 05Published in the American Journal of Audiology (AJA).
Patients with vestibular migraine show altered auditory spatial processing linked to central auditory nervous system dysfunction.
studypartially supportedThe superior olivary complex and trigeminovascular pathways are implicated in auditory processing changes in vestibular migraine.
studyunclear- PMID
- 42314221
- DOI
- 10.1044/2026_AJA-25-00325.
- Journal
- American Journal of Audiology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 4
- Population
- Patients with vestibular migraine
- Intervention
- Assessment of auditory spatial processing and central auditory nervous system function
Primary outcomes
Auditory spatial processing performance; Central auditory nervous system function (superior olivary complex level)