title: Preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative auditory evaluation of patients with acoustic neuroma.
abstract: This article is a concise clinical review of preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative auditory evaluation of patients with acoustic neuroma. The author describes behavioral audiometry, auditory brainstem response, and otoacoustic emissions for preoperative evaluation; auditory brainstem and direct eighth-nerve intraoperative monitoring for intraoperative evaluation; and touches on postoperative auditory assessment.
authors.affiliation: Kaiser Permanente Medical Center, Department of Head and Neck Surgery, 5893 Copley Drive, San Diego, CA, USA. roberto.a.cueva@kp.org
authors.forename: Roberto A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Cueva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001299:Audiometry / Q000379:methods; D002415:Cats; D016057:Evoked Potentials, Auditory, Brain Stem / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006311:Hearing Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D017084:Otoacoustic Emissions, Spontaneous / Q000502:physiology*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity