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ixta

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Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« on: January 17, 2007, 09:31:33 pm »
I would like you to list the size of your AN -preop, surgical approach,
 and amount of hearing preservation before and after operation.


Me-

1.  5cm left AN from IAC to cerebellum/brainstem

2.  Endoscopic (dime size through mastoid)

3.  High tones disappeared 2 mos pre op. Heard low tones.

4.  NO, NADA ZILCH- Hearing (was to be expected of course-had to take the vestibcochlear nerve out with the tumor)
5cm left AN from IAC to cerebellum/brainstem.
Zapped out by Shahinian @ SBI over the course of 6.5 hrs on Monday 11/27 2006.
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Jeanlea

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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2007, 09:37:03 pm »
1. 3.5 cm plus (not sure exactly how much, but it was bigger than anticipated)

2.  Translab approach

3.  12% hearing loss before surgery

4.  No hearing at all (but hoping to get a TransEar soon)

Jean
translab on 3.5+ cm tumor
September 6, 2005
Drs. Friedland and Meyer
Milwaukee, WI
left-side facial paralysis and numbness
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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2007, 09:53:34 pm »
I lost my hearing before my diagnosis :O(

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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2007, 10:20:13 pm »
1. Tumor size - 2.5 cm + 5 cm cyst. It was big
2. Retrosigmoid approach
3. Perfect hearing before,
4. Very little hearing after. This residual hearing was wiped out by subsequent translab revision. However, I could tell the difference between very little hearing post retrosigmoid and no hearing after translab
NF2
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last surgery June 08

Boppie

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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2007, 10:42:10 pm »
Tumor 2cm X 1.5 X 1
Translab approach
Over a period of several years lost 65% of hearing, otherwise few symptoms except URI's
After surgery deaf in that ear
Use a TransEar for satisfactory summation and near normal auditory "balance" 

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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2007, 07:23:26 am »

  Tumor: full 2cm
  Retrosigmoid approach
  Preop loss of 80% hearing
  Post op deaf right ear
2.2cm length x 1.7cm width x 1.3cm  depth
retrosigmoid 6/19/06
Gold weight 7/19/06, removed 3/07
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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2007, 07:24:28 am »
Prior to surgery 90% loss in left ear, after surgery none.  Translab, 4+cm.
4+ cm, left side
translab 5/9/2005
CSF leak repair 6/23/2005
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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2007, 08:24:00 am »
1.5cm X 1.0cm extracanalicular AN, left side
Pre-op: hearing loss -70db (unable to understand speech in the left ear), only able to hear low tones in left ear.
Retrosigmoid
Post-op: total hearing loss left ear.

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 Rob
1.5 X 1.0 cm AN- left side
Retrosigmoid 2/9/06
Duke Univ. Hospital

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Cheryl R

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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2007, 09:23:52 am »
 1.2 cm tumor R side, all in the IAC
  Mid Fossa but am not sure why it wasn't trans lab.    I was not very AN savvy at that time
  Had already lost all the hearing in that ear over 8 mos time.          Didn't realize it was over such a short time period till got copies of the audiograms some time later.
   Didn't realize I was NF2 at the time of the first surgery.
   Having some hearing loss in the left now.        Audiogram next week.
                              Cheryl R
 
Right mid fossa 11-01-01
  left tumor found 5-03,so have NF2
  trans lab for right facial nerve tumor
  with nerve graft 3-23-06
   CSF leak revision surgery 4-07-06
   left mid fossa 4-17-08
   near deaf on left before surgery
   with hearing much improved .
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matti

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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2007, 09:30:36 am »
1. Tumor- 3.5cm   left side
2. Perfect hearing before surgery
3. Middle Fossa
4. Post op - total hearing loss :(

Cheryl
3.5 cm  - left side  Single sided deafness 
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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #10 on: January 18, 2007, 11:12:56 am »
1. 6mm an

2. 15% Hearing loss (85% hearing)

3. Middle Fossa

4. 9% additional hearing loss (76% hearing) stable
6mm
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ixta

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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #11 on: January 21, 2007, 01:08:47 pm »
looks possibly like the 2-2.5cm and above had total or almost total Hearing loss.

Hey I found out why High tones go out first when you get an AN.

The hearing nerve (vestibular cochlear) is like bundled wires that make up a cable.
The outer wires of the nerve carry the high tones, while the inner nerves carry the deep and low.
so when you compress the nerve (tumor) it compresses the top layers first.-at least thats what an audiologist told me.

COOL! Thats why I couldn't hear those darn chipmunks!
5cm left AN from IAC to cerebellum/brainstem.
Zapped out by Shahinian @ SBI over the course of 6.5 hrs on Monday 11/27 2006.
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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #12 on: January 22, 2007, 04:26:46 pm »
1. Tumor- 2.5cm   left side
2. Minor high frequency hearing loss, but otherwise perfect before surgery
3. Retrosigmoid
4. Deaf left ear after surgery
29 years old
2.5cm AN - left side
Removed May 10th, 2005
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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #13 on: January 22, 2007, 06:43:45 pm »
4+ AN Left side
Hearing 50% loss before surgery
translab
after surgery no hearing on left side
4 cm left side AN. Translab Sept 20th 06 at virginia mason w/Dr. Backous & Dr. Nussbaum. Second surgery Oct 15th 06 to repair CFS leak.

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Re: Hearing preservation VS tumorSIZE
« Reply #14 on: January 22, 2007, 06:56:38 pm »
6x3x3 cm right side AN
no hearing loss before surgery
suboccipital
single-sided deafness ( warned before surgery)

       Eve
Right side AN (6x3x3 cm) removed in 1988 by Drs. Benjamin & Cohen at NYU (16 hrs); nerves involved III - XII.
Regrowth at the brainstem 2.5 cm removed by Dr.Shahinian in 4 hrs at SBI (hopefully, this time forever); nerves involved IV - X with VIII missing. No facial or swallowing issues.