title: Contralateral hearing disturbance following posterior fossa surgery.
abstract: A 53-year-old man suffered contralateral hearing disturbance one day after acoustic neuroma surgery. Hearing function gradually recovered after steroid and hyperbaric therapy. Contralateral hearing disturbance after acoustic neuroma surgery is an extremely rare complication that can also occur after other posterior fossa surgery. The mechanism of this rare phenomenon remains unclear, but the patent cochlear aqueduct may be involved.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan. shuto@yokohamah.rofuku.go.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shuto
authors.forename: Shigeo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suenaga
mesh_terms: D007839:Functional Laterality; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D006931:Hyperbaric Oxygenation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D013256:Steroids / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D013256:Steroids