BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The increased cochlear signal on FLAIR images in patients with acoustic neuroma is explained by an increased concentration of protein in the perilymphatic space. However, there is still debate whether there is a correlation between the increased cochlear FLAIR signal and the degree of hearing disturbance in patients with acoustic neuroma. Our aim was to investigate the cl...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Based on survey results of the Acoustic Neuroma Association, the patient ratings of the most difficult aspects of acoustic neuroma management were reported and a review of the literature was made regarding comorbid conditions associated with acoustic neuroma treatment and their impact on patient quality of life. STUDY DESIGN Cohort study of 1940 patients who were members...

Many patients with acoustic neuroma experience hearing loss, tinnitus, and equilibrium disturbance. Gait studies performed using tactile sensors placed under the feet have indicated that an acoustic neuroma causes unstable gait, even though this cannot be detected by visual observation. Three-dimensional motion analysis is a useful tool to assess gait. The purpose of this study was to use a thr...

Two previous studies suggest that cigarette smoking reduces acoustic neuroma risk; however, an association between use of snuff tobacco and acoustic neuroma has not been investigated previously. The authors conducted a case-control study in Sweden from 2002 to 2007, in which 451 cases and 710 population-based controls completed questionnaires. Cases and controls were matched on gender, region, ...

For citation purposes: Passier L, Doherty D, Smith J, McPhail SM. Vestibular rehabilitation following the removal of an acoustic neuroma: a systematic review of randomized trials. Head Neck Oncol. 2012 Sep 9;4(2):59. Copyright © 2012 OA Publishing London Abstract Introduction An acoustic neuroma (also known as vestibular schwannoma) is an intracranial tumour of the vestibular nerve that is comm...

The results from studies of loud noise exposure and acoustic neuroma are conflicting. A population-based casecontrol study of 451 acoustic neuroma patients and 710 age-, sex-, and region-matched controls was conducted in Sweden between 2002 and 2007. Occupational exposure was based on historical measurements of occupational noise (321 job titles summarized by a job exposure matrix) and compared...

Exposure to occupational loud noise has been previously identified as a possible risk factor for acoustic neuroma in only one relatively small (n = 86 cases) case-control study of men. The goal of the present study was to further examine the role of loud noise in acoustic neuroma etiology. In their population-based case-control study of both sexes conducted from 1999 to 2002 in Sweden, the auth...

Exposure to occupational loud noise has been previously identified as a possible risk factor for acoustic neuroma in only one relatively small (n 1⁄4 86 cases) case-control study of men. The goal of the present study was to further examine the role of loud noise in acoustic neuroma etiology. In their population-based case-control study of both sexes conducted from 1999 to 2002 in Sweden, the au...

vestibular schwannoma is the most common tumor of the posterior fossa of the skull. patients referred with the primary otologic symptoms such as hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, imbalance, and the cranial nerve palsy. thirty-three patients were operated and treated by a team of otolaryngologist and neurosurgeon, anudiometrist, and internist. patients'chiefcomplaint was due to 94% hearing l...