Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Cochlear implantation is a clinical and cost-effective treatment for severe hearing loss. Cochlear nerve size assessment by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been investigated for use as a prognostic indicator following cochlear implantation. This study aimed to further that research by assessing nerve size in normal-hearing adults for symmetry.
MATERIALS and METHODS: Patients with tinnitus presenting to our center retrospectively had their nerve size assessed by MRI.
RESULTS: The study found no significant differences between right and left cochlear nerves in normal-hearing adults, supporting our hypothesis of symmetry in these individuals. This was a previously unproven and uninvestigated hypothesis.
CONCLUSION: Nerve size assessment should remain an active area of research in otological disease.
MATERIALS and METHODS: Patients with tinnitus presenting to our center retrospectively had their nerve size assessed by MRI.
RESULTS: The study found no significant differences between right and left cochlear nerves in normal-hearing adults, supporting our hypothesis of symmetry in these individuals. This was a previously unproven and uninvestigated hypothesis.
CONCLUSION: Nerve size assessment should remain an active area of research in otological disease.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 300-304 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | The Journal of International Advanced Otology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 14 Dec 2017 |
Keywords
- cochlear implant
- cochlear nerve
- facial nerve
- sensorineural hearing loss