Restoration of hearing with an auditory brainstem implant in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 2--case report.
A 25-year-old male with neurofibromatosis type 2 had hearing restored with an auditory brainstem implant (ABI) after removal of an acoustic schwannoma. The ABI allows the patient to discern many different environment sounds and is a significant adjunct to lip-reading, enabling conversation with people who have clear pronunciation without the necessity for writing.
Seki
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Department of Neurosurgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo.
Umezu
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Usui
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Kumakawa
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Kumagai
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Komatsuzaki
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A
Hitselberger
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D000328:Adult; D001933:Brain Stem; D003638:Deafness / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006310:Hearing Aids; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016518:Neurofibromatosis 2 / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D013063:Speech Discrimination Tests