Factors Affecting Speech Discrimination After Vestibular Schwannoma Resection.

Olivia A KalmansonMadeline OlsonOlivia OvardLindsey FreemanTimothy H UngElizabeth HoganStephen CassA Samy YoussefSamuel Gubbels

Published in: Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology (2024)

Effects on the brainstem component of Koos 3-4 tumors may particularly disturb speech processing. This effect seems amplified by surgical dissection. AAO-HNS, GR, and WRSC hearing classifications are comparable in describing serviceable hearing in vestibular schwannoma patients.

Keyphrases

hearing loss
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes