Postoperative Tinnitus after Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery: A Neglected Entity

This prospective study analyzes the factors responsible for pre and postoperative persistent tinnitus following vestibular schwannoma (VS) surgery and discusses the possible etiopathogenetic mechanisms.Sixty-seven consecutive patients with unilateral VS operated via the retrosigmoid-suboccipital approach were included in the study. The Cochlear nerve, often unidentifiable from the tumor capsule, was resected during the surgery. Tinnitus Handicap...