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Hearing improvement after tumor removal in a vestibular schwannoma patient with severe hearing loss

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We herein report on the hearing improvement obtained after tumor removal in a vestibular schwannoma patient with preoperative severe hearing loss and good otoacoustic emission. Hearing recovery after tumor removal is an uncommon occurrence. As a result, hearing preservation surgery is usually not performed for patients with severe hearing loss. However, patients with a good OAE seem to have a better chance to recover their hearing than those with a poor OAE, even if they have severe hearing loss. As a result, the cochlear function should be evaluated, especially regarding the OAE, before determining the indications for hearing preservation surgery.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, 160, Tokyo, Japan

    Y. Inoue, K. Ogawa & J. Kanzaki

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Inoue, Y., Ogawa, K. & Kanzaki, J. Hearing improvement after tumor removal in a vestibular schwannoma patient with severe hearing loss. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 260, 487–489 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-003-0583-1

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