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General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: PaulW on December 12, 2012, 03:40:12 pm

Title: 91% hearing preservation when radiation to cochlear is low
Post by: PaulW on December 12, 2012, 03:40:12 pm

Just found another research paper showing that hearing preservation with radiation is related to the radiation dose to the cochlear.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23216466

Maybe we should be asking our doctors this question.
If I get my tumour treated with you how much radiation will my cochlear get?

Title: Re: 91% hearing preservation when radiation to cochlear is low
Post by: TJ on December 12, 2012, 07:50:35 pm

Paul W

Very interesting article.  The doctors knew that my AN was very close or touching the cochlea.  Didn't really have a choice so I did CK.  Two years out only a small lose of hearing but the tinnitus on the AN side is now so loud.  Doctor feels like radiation to the cochlea is what is causing it.

TJ

Title: Re: 91% hearing preservation when radiation to cochlear is low
Post by: PaulW on December 12, 2012, 09:35:28 pm

Hi TJ,
Sorry to hear about the tinnitus...
Has it got louder suddenly or slowly?

One of the reasons I chose Cyberknife was because of its ability to reduce damage to the cochlear and Brain Stem

Title: Re: 91% hearing preservation when radiation to cochlear is low
Post by: PaulW on December 12, 2012, 09:55:47 pm

Another interesting article here suggesting proactive Gamma Knife is better for hearing preservation than W&W
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21121792


95% hearing preservation for patients with no hearing loss.
Also makes reference to low radiation dose to the cochlear

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22682708

Title: Re: 91% hearing preservation when radiation to cochlear is low
Post by: It is what it is on December 13, 2012, 06:21:42 am

Thanks for posting these studies. 

Karen