Is Cochlear Implantation Effective for Auditory Rehabilitation Following Vestibular Schwannoma Treatment?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Holmes ◽  
Anil K. Lalwani ◽  
Gauri Mankekar
Keyword(s):  
Vestibular Schwannoma ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Auditory Rehabilitation

scholarly journals Hearing Rehabilitation with Cochlear Implants after CyberKnife Radiosurgery of Vestibular Schwannoma: A Report Based on Four Clinical Cases

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 1646
Author(s):  
Sophia M. Häußler ◽  
Agnieszka J. Szczepek ◽  
Stefan Gräbel ◽  
Carolin Senger ◽  
Franziska Löbel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Vestibular Schwannoma ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Pure Tone Audiometry ◽  
Local Tumor Control ◽  
Tumor Control ◽  
Profound Hearing Loss ◽  
Hearing Rehabilitation ◽  
Auditory Rehabilitation ◽  
Open Set

Severe sensorineural hearing loss can be a symptom of the benign tumor vestibular schwannoma (VS). The treatment of VS with non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) offers a high local tumor control rate and an innovative possibility of sequential hearing rehabilitation with cochlear implantation. This study evaluated the feasibility, complications, and auditory outcomes of such a therapeutic approach. Three males and one female (mean age 65.3 ± 9.4 years) scheduled for cochlear implantation and diagnosed with sporadic VS classified as T1 or T2 (according to Samii) were enrolled in this study. All patients had progressive hearing loss qualifying them for cochlear implantation. First, the tumor was treated using CyberKnife SRS. Next, sequential auditory rehabilitation with a cochlear implant (CI) was performed. Clinical outcomes and surgical feasibility were analyzed, and audiological results were evaluated using pure tone audiometry and speech recognition tests. All patients exhibited open-set speech understanding. The mean word recognition score (at 65 dB SPL, Freiburg Monosyllabic Test, FMT) improved after cochlear implantation in all four patients from 5.0 ± 10% (with hearing aid) preoperatively to 60.0 ± 22.7% six months postoperatively. Our results suggest that in patients with profound hearing loss caused by sporadic vestibular schwannoma, the tumor removal with SRS followed by cochlear implantation is an effective method of auditory rehabilitation.

Translabyrinthine vestibular schwannoma resection with simultaneous cochlear implantation

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 278-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Austin N. DeHart ◽  
William C. Broaddus ◽  
Daniel H. Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Vestibular Schwannoma ◽  
Cochlear Implantation

Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Bilateral Vestibular Schwannoma

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-518 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lawrence R. Lustig ◽  
Jennifer Yeagle ◽  
Colin L. W. Driscoll ◽  
Nikolas Blevins ◽  
Howard Francis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vestibular Schwannoma ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Neurofibromatosis Type ◽  
Neurofibromatosis Type 2

Auditory rehabilitation after cochlear implantation in adults with hearing impairment after head trauma

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 312-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marisa Alves ◽  
Jorge Humberto Martins ◽  
João Elói Moura ◽  
Daniela Ramos ◽  
Helena Alves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Impairment ◽  
Head Trauma ◽  
Cochlear Implantation ◽  
Auditory Rehabilitation

Simultaneous Cochlear Implantation After Translabyrinthine Vestibular Schwannoma Resection

2021 ◽  
Vol Publish Ahead of Print ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Sanna ◽  
Enrico Piccirillo ◽  
Caterina Kihlgren ◽  
Gloria Cagliero ◽  
Mariapaola Guidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vestibular Schwannoma ◽  
Cochlear Implantation
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