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Hearing decrease after loss of cerebrospinal fluid. A new hydrops model?

A Walsted1, G Salomon, J Thomsen

  • 1ENT-Department, Gentofte University Hospital, Hellerup, Denmark.

Acta Oto-Laryngologica
|January 1, 1991
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Acoustic neuroma surgery temporarily impacts hearing in the opposite ear, causing a temporary perceptive hearing loss. This hearing loss resolves within three months, suggesting a link to cerebrospinal fluid pressure changes.

Area of Science:

  • Neurosurgery
  • Audiology
  • Otolaryngology

Background:

  • Acoustic neuromas are tumors that can affect hearing.
  • Understanding the impact of surgical interventions on hearing is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the transient effects of acoustic neuroma surgery on contralateral hearing.
  • To explore the underlying mechanisms of postoperative hearing changes.

Main Methods:

  • Prospective study involving 12 patients undergoing acoustic neuroma surgery.
  • Systematic daily hearing tests on the contralateral ear before and after surgery.
  • Audiometric evaluation of hearing thresholds across different frequencies.

Main Results:

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  • 11 out of 12 patients experienced a temporary perceptive hearing loss of at least 20 dB within two weeks post-operation.
  • Average threshold decrease was 16.5 dB in high frequencies and 19.6 dB in low frequencies.
  • Hearing normalized in all patients by the three-month follow-up.

    • Conclusions:

    • Postoperative hearing loss is a transient phenomenon following acoustic neuroma surgery.
    • The hearing loss is attributed to a temporary decrease in cerebrospinal fluid pressure, leading to perilymphatic hypotonia and relative endolymphatic hypertension.
    • This condition serves as a human model for endolymphatic hydrops.