Improvement or Recovery From Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss With Steroid Therapy Does Not Preclude the Need for MRI to Rule Out Vestibular Schwannoma

Otology & Neurotology : Official Publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology
Cassandra Puccinelli, Matthew L Carlson

Abstract

There is a common misconception that improvement in sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) after treatment with steroid therapy effectively excludes the diagnosis of a vestibular schwannoma (VS) and such cases do not warrant an MRI. Paralleling this, steroids are commonly withheld for SSNHL in patients with an existing diagnosis of VS, believing that this condition is not steroid-responsive. This study seeks to underscore that improvement or recovery of SSNHL with steroid therapy does not exclude the diagnosis of VS and does not preclude the need for magnetic resonance imaging. A retrospective chart review was performed (2002-2017) of patients with previously untreated sporadic VS who developed SSNHL that improved after steroid treatment. A clinically significant audiometric improvement was defined as an increase of more than or equal to 15% in word recognition score (WRS) and/or decrease of more than or equal to 15 dB in 4-frequency pure-tone average (PTA). To supplement these data, a separate population of patients with incomplete or missing audiometric data, who reported unequivocal subjective improvement in hearing after steroid treatment, were also described to reinforce the study objective. Patient demographics, tumor ...Continue Reading

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