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QIF-T0113

medium

Cochlear-vestibular crosstalk exploitation

Tier 3 — Demonstrated (Lab-proven)

Legacy status: DEMONSTRATED

Technique Details

Tactic
QIF-N.IJ
Status
DEMONSTRATED
Bands
I0, N1

Therapeutic Application

Exploiting the shared innervation of cochlear and vestibular branches of CN VIII to induce vestibular side-effects through auditory stimulation (Tullio phenomenon) or vice versa

Clinical Analog

Bone-conducted vibration vestibular rehabilitation

Treats

  • superior semicircular canal dehiscence
  • Tullio phenomenon
  • perilymphatic fistula

Neural Impact

2 of 7 neural bands affected

I0 N1

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DSM-5-TR Diagnostic Mappings

Diagnostic category references for threat modeling, not diagnostic claims.

F41.0 Panic Disorder

Pathway: I0 (cochlea/vestibule) → N1 (CN VIII shared innervation) → N3 (vestibular/cochlear nuclei) — crosstalk pathway

Following Poldrack (2006), brain region disruption does not uniquely predict psychiatric outcomes.

Scoring

NISS v1.1 NISS:1.1/BI:L/CR:N/CD:H/CV:E/RV:T/NP:T
4.0Medium
BICRCDCVRVNP
 

Governance

Neurorights at Risk

This technique threatens 3 of the 4 proposed neurorights (Ienca & Andorno, 2017).

Consent Complexity
0.36 / 4.0

FDORA §3305 Compliance

Non-Cyber Device (missing: software, network)
Regulatory Coverage
0.3 / 1.0
524B Requirements
TM VA SA
Regulatory Gaps
  • ! CVSS cannot express neural-specific impacts

Population Vulnerability

CRB vulnerability adjustment (γ=0.30) accounts for age, diagnosis severity, consent capacity, and device dependency.

Population NISS Base Adjusted Severity Delta
Adult (Default) 4.0 4.0 Medium -
Child (10yr) + ADHD 4.0 4.7 Medium +0.71
Adult with ALS 4.0 4.6 Medium +0.64

Validation Status

Theoretical / Not yet validated. This technique has not been independently tested. See the validation dashboard for what has been tested.

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