This study will address the feasibility of simultaneous cochlear implantation during resection of a vestibular schwannoma.
This is prospective study patients undergoing a translabyrinthine resection for a vestibular schwannoma with intact hearing in the contralateral ear. During surgery, simultaneous cochlear implantation will be performed if the cochlear nerve can be identified and preserved during the resection. Relevant data to be collected will include patient demographics, details related to the vestibular schwannoma including side, size, symptoms (specifically pre-operative hearing loss, degree of tinnitus), and status of hearing in the contralateral ear. Surgical details to be recorded will include date of surgery, surgical time, and whether the cochlear nerve was identified and preserved. Details related to the post-operative course to be recorded include length of stay in the hospital, post-operative complications such as wound infection or cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) leak, and need for revision or additional procedures.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
6
Tumor resection with cochlear implant
Seilesh Babu
Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States
Measurement of Hearing Parameters
Audiologist assesses changes in understanding of the AzBio test (words in quiet and words in background noise) post cochlear implantation.
Time frame: 1 month, 3 months and 6 months postoperatively.
Measurement of Hearing Parameters
Audiologist assesses changes in understanding of 50 random consonant-nucleus-consonant sounds.
Time frame: 1 month, 3 months and 6 months postoperatively.
Measurement of Hearing Parameters
Audiologist assesses changes in understanding changes in understanding of Speech, Spatial and Qualities of Hearing.
Time frame: 1 month, 3 months and 6 months postoperatively.
Measurement of Change of Physical Symptoms Associated with Hearing Loss
Patients will complete the Dizziness Handicap Inventory
Time frame: 1, 3 and 6 months postoperatively
Assessment of Change of Physical Symptoms Associated with Hearing Loss
Patients will complete the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory
Time frame: 1, 3 and 6 months postoperatively
Assessment of incision site healing
Surgeon evaluates wound hearing over 3 months
Time frame: 1 week, and 1 and 3 months postoperatively
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