Auditory Temporal Processing in Patients With Vestibular Migraine

Vestibular migraine (VM) has been associated with central sensory processing abnormalities and neural hyperexcitability, which may disrupt temporal coding despite normal peripheral hearing. This study aimed to determine whether auditory temporal processing is differentially affected in VM by comparing temporal resolution and temporal masking abilities with those of healthy controls.

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Auditory temporal processing tests may reveal central auditory dysfunction in vestibular migraine patients with normal peripheral hearing; consider including temporal processing assessment in the audiovestibular workup for this population, pending further validation.

Demonstrating central auditory processing deficits in vestibular migraine supports the view that neural hyperexcitability in this condition extends beyond the vestibular system, potentially broadening how audiologists assess and counsel these patients.

1. 01Vestibular migraine patients showed auditory temporal processing deficits despite normal peripheral hearing thresholds.
2. 02Findings suggest central (brain-level) auditory abnormalities linked to neural hyperexcitability in vestibular migraine.
3. 03Study published in Laryngoscope (2026); study population and design details not fully specified in the abstract.
4. 04Temporal processing measures could serve as an objective marker of central involvement in vestibular migraine.
5. 05Results support broadening audiovestibular assessment to include central auditory processing in vestibular migraine.

PMID

42951287

DOI

10.1002/lary.71030.

Journal

Laryngoscope

Publication type

research_article

Evidence level

3

Population

Patients with vestibular migraine and normal peripheral hearing, compared to controls

Intervention

Auditory temporal processing test battery

Comparator

Healthy controls without vestibular migraine