Restoration of Hearing with an Auditory Brainstem Implant in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 <b>—Case Report—</b>

Yojiro SEKI; Hiromichi UMEZU; Masaaki USUI; Kozo KUMAKAWA; Fumiai KUMAGAI; Atsushi KOMATSUZAKI; William E. HITSELBERGER

doi:10.2176/nmc.40.524

Case Reports

Restoration of Hearing with an Auditory Brainstem Implant in a Patient with Neurofibromatosis Type 2

—Case Report—

Yojiro SEKI, Hiromichi UMEZU, Masaaki USUI, Kozo KUMAKAWA, Fumiai KUMAGAI, Atsushi KOMATSUZAKI, William E. HITSELBERGER

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Keywords: neurofibromatosis type 2, auditory brainstem implant, acoustic schwannoma

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2000 Volume 40 Issue 10 Pages 524-527

DOI https://doi.org/10.2176/nmc.40.524

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Abstract

A 25-year-old male with neurofibromatosis type 2 had hearing restored with an auditory brainstem implant (ABI) after removal of an acoustic schwannoma. The ABI allows the patient to discern many different environment sounds and is a significant adjunct to lip-reading, enabling conversation with people who have clear pronunciation without the necessity for writing.

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