Subscribe to RSS

DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1633718
Cochlear Implantation Concurrent with Vestibular Schwannoma Resection
Authors
Cochlear implants provide successful auditory rehabilitation for patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss. This procedure is well described for patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 undergoing vestibular schwannoma surgery. Only recently, reports are emerging regarding ipsilateral cochlear implantation concurrent in patients undergoing surgery for sporadic vestibular schwannoma. We present a patient who underwent removal of an intravestibular schwannoma via labyrinthectomy with concurrent placement of a cochlear implant in the same ear. At 14 months postsurgery, auditory testing revealed soundfield thresholds between 20 and 35 dB and AzBio sentence testing score of 98% in the implant only condition. Disability testing revealed improvements in Hearing Handicap Inventory for Adults 82 to 48%, Tinnitus Handicap Inventory 78 to 28%, and Tinnitus Reaction Questionnaire score 73 to 21. This case contributes to our understanding of cochlear implant performance after vestibular schwannoma surgery, and makes a case for consideration of implantation in select patients when the cochlear nerve can be preserved.
Publication History
Publication Date:
02 February 2018 (online)
© 2018. Thieme. All rights reserved.
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Oswald-Hesse-Straße 50, 70469 Stuttgart, Germany
