Long‐Term Hearing Outcome of Cochlear Implantation in Cases with Simultaneous Intracochlear Schwannoma Resection

Author:

Di Micco Riccardo1ORCID,Salcher Rolf1,Lesinski‐Schiedat Anke1,Lenarz Thomas1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Hannover Germany

Abstract

ObjectivesThe aim was to analyze the long‐term hearing results after simultaneous microsurgical extirpation via enlarged cochleostomy and cochlear implantation in intracochlear schwannoma as compared with non‐tumor single‐side deafness patients.MethodsMicrosurgical extirpation via enlarged cochleostomy with simultaneous cochlear implantation was performed in 15 cases of intracochlear schwannoma between 2014 and 2021. Speech recognition tests in German language and impedance performances were collected over 36 months of observation and compared with an internal cohort of 52 age matched non‐tumor single‐side deafness patients. Retrospective cohort study in a tertiary referral center.ResultsThe surgery proved feasible and uneventful in all cases. In the case of intracochlear schwannoma, the hearing rehabilitation results were highly satisfactory and comparable to those of the non‐tumor single‐side deafness cohort. The speech recognition performance improved steadily in the first 12 months; afterward, it remained stable, providing indirect evidence against tumor recurrence during the follow‐up. One patient required implant revision surgery related to device failure, but no recurrence was registered in the 36 months of observation.ConclusionsCochlear implantation is the strategy of choice for hearing rehabilitation in case of intracochlear schwannomas in the long term. In particular, the combination of tumor extirpation via cochleostomy with a cochlear implantation in the same surgical time offers a viable therapy for intracochlear schwannoma, granting a sufficient degree of radicality without compromising the cochlear integrity. This technique allows for revision surgery if required.Level of Evidence4 Laryngoscope, 2023

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Otorhinolaryngology

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