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Vestibular schwannoma in an only hearing ear

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Andrew Talbot ,
John Tonkin ,
Paul Fagan  and
Sarah Platt-Hepworth
Andrew Talbot
Affiliation:
Department of Otology and Neuro-Otology, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
John Tonkin
Affiliation:
Department of Otology and Neuro-Otology, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
Paul Fagan*
Affiliation:
Department of Otology and Neuro-Otology, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
Sarah Platt-Hepworth
Affiliation:
Department of Otology and Neuro-Otology, St Vincents Hospital, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
*
Dr Paul Fagan, 352 Victoria St, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
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Abstract

A vestibular schwannoma in an only hearing ear is a difficult management problem. A case is presented of a patient who had a Nucleus-22 channel device implanted into a nonfuctioning ear and auditory rehabilitation prior to resection of a large vestibular schwannoma in the contralateral ear.

Keywords

Vestibular schwannomasurgeryCochlear implant
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 108 , Issue 11 , November 1994 , pp. 983 - 985
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1994

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