ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2018
The association between auditory nerve neurovascular conflict and sudden unilateral sensorineural hearing loss.
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- Beyond the Pain: Rethinking Chronic Pain Management Through Integrated Therapeutic Approaches-A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Pooled it
- Neurovascular conflict and sudden unilateral sensorineural hearing loss: coincidence or coexistence?European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023Pooled it
- Neurovascular compression and vestibular compromises in idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2025Article
- Location of the AICA influences the severity but not occurrence of ISSNHL: A reappraisal using high-resolution 3 T MRI.Journal of otology · 2023Article
- Vascular loops in cerebellopontine angle in patients with unilateral idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss: Evaluations by three radiological grading systems.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2022Article
- Differences in Intrinsic Brain Abnormalities Between Patients With Left- and Right-Sided Long-Term Hearing Impairment.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2019Article
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Abstract
hypothesisThere may be an association between a neurovascular conflict (NVC) of the auditory nerve and unilateral sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL).
backgroundCompression of cranial nerves by vascular structures can lead to significant symptomatology that may require surgical decompression. Notable examples are trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is part of the workup for SSNHL, and it may depict an NVC of the auditory nerve. Here we look into the association between this NVC and unilateral SSNHL.
methodsA retrospective analysis was performed on all consecutive patients with unilateral SSNHL who underwent an MRI scan in our medical center. The data collected included age, gender, side and severity of hearing loss, and accompanying complaints. Each MRI scan was reviewed by a neuroradiologist who was unaware of hearing loss laterality. The presence, side, extent, and location of a potential NVC involving the auditory nerve were determined, and a correlation between radiological findings and auditory parameters was sought.
resultsFifty-four patients (male-to-female ratio 26:28, age range 25-80 years) were enrolled into the study. Fourteen of them (25.9%) had normal MRI findings. Twenty-six patients had a unilateral NVC, and the pathology was ipsilateral to the side of hearing loss in only 12 of them (46.2%). Fourteen (25.9%) patients had MRI findings of bilateral NVCs. There was no significant correlation between the side of the SSNHL and any radiological findings (
conclusionThe data presented herein support the conclusion that there is no association between CN8 NVC and unilateral SSNHL. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 2b.
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