PURPOSE: The aim of the study is to capture the difference between the groups in direct relation to the type of electrode array insertion during cochlear implantation (CI). The robotic insertion is expected to be a more gently option. As recent studies have shown, there is a difference in perception of visual vertical (SVV) and postural control related to the CI. We assume that there can be differences in postural control and space perception outcomes depending on the type of the surgical method. METHODS: In total, 37 (24 females, mean age ± SD was 42.9 ± 13.0) candidates for CI underwent an assessment. In 14 cases, the insertion of the electrode array was performed by a robotic system (RobOtol, Colin, France) and 23 were performed conventionally. In all of these patients, we performed the same examination before the surgery, the first day, and 3 weeks after the surgery. The protocol consists of static posturography and perception of visual vertical. RESULTS: The both groups, RobOtol and conventional, responded to the procedure similarly despite the dissimilar electrode insertion. There was no difference between two groups in the dynamic of perception SVV and postural parameters. Patients in both groups were statistically significantly affected by the surgical procedure, SVV deviation appeared in the opposite direction from the implanted ear: 0.90° ± 1.25; - 1.67° ± 3.05 and - 0.19° ± 1.78 PRE and POST surgery (p < 0.001). And this deviation was spontaneously adjusted in FOLLOW-UP after 3 weeks (p < 0.01) in the both groups. We did not find a significant difference in postural parameters between the RobOtol and conventional group, even over time. CONCLUSION: Although the robotic system RobOtol allows a substantial reduction in the speed of insertion of the electrode array into the inner ear, our data did not demonstrate a postoperative effect on vestibular functions (SVV and posturography), which have the same character and dynamics as in the group with standard manual insertion. REGISTRATION NUMBER: The project is registered on clinicaltrials.gov (registration number: NCT05547113).

Department of Neurology 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University and University Hospital Motol Prague Czech Republic

Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery 1st Faculty of Medicine Charles University and University Hospital Motol Prague Czech Republic

Department of Rehabilitation and Sport Medicine 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University and University Hospital Motol Prague Czech Republic

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