Hearing Restoration in Neurofibromatosis Type II Patients

Yonsei Med J. 2016 Jul;57(4):817-23. doi: 10.3349/ymj.2016.57.4.817.

Abstract

Patients with neurofibromatosis type II will eventually succumb to bilateral deafness. For patients with hearing loss, modern medical science technology can provide efficient hearing restoration through a number of various methods. In this article, several hearing restoration methods for patients with neurofibromatosis type II are introduced.

Keywords: Neurofibromatosis type II; auditory brain stem implantation; cochlear implantation; hearing aids; vestibular schwannoma.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cochlear Implantation
  • Deafness / etiology*
  • Deafness / therapy*
  • Hearing Aids*
  • Humans
  • Neurofibromatosis 2 / complications*