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Sudden hearing loss induced by acoustic neuroma: Significance of small tumors
Author(s) -
Yanagihara Naoaki,
Asai Masanori
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-199303000-00011
Subject(s) - acoustic neuroma , sudden hearing loss , hearing loss , audiology , neuroma , medicine , surgery
In our series of 111 patients operated on for acoustic neuroma from 1972 to 1990, 21 (18.9%) had sudden hearing loss. The 21 tumors involved were comprised of 9 small, 5 medium, and 7 large tumors. Emphasis is placed on the fact that even a small tumor has the potential to produce sudden hearing loss (SHL) and that the possibility of seeing patients with SHL is increasing thanks to advances in imaging diagnosis. Recognition of SHL as an initial symptom of acoustic tumor is considered essential to detect small acoustic neuroma.