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Binaural hearing aid intervention for a patient with nonserviceable hearing loss after surgery for vestibular schwannoma: A case report.

Makoto Hosoya, Kaho Iwabu, Natsuki Hasebe, Takanori Nishiyama, Takeshi Wakabayashi, Marie Shimanuki, Masafumi Ueno, Hiroyuki Ozawa, Naoki Oishi

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Makoto HosoyaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Kaho IwabuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Natsuki HasebeDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Takanori NishiyamaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Takeshi WakabayashiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Marie ShimanukiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Masafumi UenoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiroyuki OzawaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.
Naoki OishiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-8204-9518

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Abstract

A vestibular schwannoma is a benign tumor; however, the schwannoma itself and interventions can cause sensorineural hearing loss. Most vestibular schwannomas are unilateral tumors that affect hearing only on one side. Attention has focused on improving the quality of life for patients with unilateral hearing loss and therapeutic interventions to address this issue have been emphasized. Herein, we encountered a patient who was a candidate for hearing preservation surgery based on preoperative findings and had nonserviceable hearing after the surgery, according to the Gardner-Robertson classification. Postoperatively, the patient had decreased listening comprehension and ability to localize sound sources. He was fitted with bilateral hearing aids, and his ability to localize sound sources improved. Although the patient had postoperative nonserviceable hearing on the affected side and age-related hearing loss on the unaffected side, hearing aids in both ears were useful for his daily life. Therefore, the patient was able to maintain a binaural hearing effect and the ability to localize the sound source improved. This report emphasizes the importance of hearing preservation with vestibular schwannomas, and the demand for hearing loss rehabilitation as a postoperative complication can increase, even if hearing loss is nonserviceable.

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Hearing AidsNeuroma, AcousticHearing LossHearing Loss, SensorineuralHumansMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsQuality of Lifehearing aidsound localizationunilateral hearing lossVestibular schwannoma

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PMID38872447
PMCPMC11179485

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