Abstract:ObjectiveTo explore the application of cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (cVEMP) to evaluate lowdose intratympanic gentamicin injection (ITGI) for the treatment of Meniere’s disease (MD).MethodsClinical data of 26 patients suffering from unilateral MD treated with ITGI (30 mg/mL) in our department between May 2016 and Oct 2018 were analyzed retrospectively. Their hearing thresholds and cVEMPs before and after injection were recorded and analyzed.ResultsThe patients were followed up for 12 to 48 months. The control rate for dizziness was 92.31% (24/26). The average airconducted hearing thresholds before and after injection were (61.80±2.79) and (64.40±2.51) dBHL respectively, and the difference was statistically insignificant (P>0.05). Before injection, cVEMPs were elicited in 22 cases (84.62%) with average P1 latency of (16.51±2.46) ms and N1 latency of (27.57±3.36) ms. After injection, cVEMPs were elicited in 14 cases (53.85%) with average P1 latency of (18.88±1.84) ms and N1 latency of (30.57±1.45) ms. cVEMP comparison revealed reduced elicitation rate and prolonged latencies of P1 and N1 after injection. The differences were statistically significant (P<0.05).ConclusioncVEMP test can be used as a tool to evaluate the safety and effect of ITGI for MD.