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Revista de investigación e innovación en ciencias de la salud
versión On-line ISSN 2665-2056
Resumen
COUTINHO DE TOLEDO, Heloisa y CELIS-AGUILAR, Erika. Asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss in the diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma. Rev. Investig. Innov. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2022, vol.4, n.1, pp.109-124. Epub 06-Jun-2022. ISSN 2665-2056. https://doi.org/10.46634/riics.61.
Background:
It is described that 2% of patients with asymmetric hearing loss have retrocochlear lesions. The scrutiny behavior has been based on audiometry. There are several definitions of audiometric asymmetry described in the literature, but without reaching a consensus. Although the gold standard for the diagnosis of vestibular schwannoma is gadolinium magnetic resonance imaging, the clinical suspicion is based on audiometric asymmetry.
Objective:
we review the results published in this regard in the literature and comment on our own experience.
Reflection:
we want to emphasize the importance of studying asymmetric hearing loss patients in order to rule out retrocochlear etiology.
Conclusions:
although there is no clear consensus on the definition of asymmetric hearing loss, the clinical suspicion of a vestibular schwannoma is based on the audiometry.
Palabras clave : Asymmetric hearing loss; audiometry; vestibular schwannoma; diagnosis; audiology; brain stem; tumor; tinnitus; hearing; retrocochlear pathology.