Detection of Extracochlear Electrodes Using Electrical Field Imaging (EFI).

Objective: To analyze the use of electrical field imaging (EFI) in the detection of extracochlear electrodes in cochlear implants (CI).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary academic medical center.

Intraoperative Electrical Stapedius Reflex Testing to Monitor Cochlear Nerve Integrity during Simultaneous Vestibular Schwannoma Resection and Cochlear Implantation.

Objective: To compare the utility of intraoperative electrically evoked auditory brainstem response (eABR) and electrically evoked stapedial reflex testing (eSRT) for cochlear nerve integrity monitoring during simultaneous translabyrinthine resection of vestibular schwannoma (VS) and cochlear implantation.

Study Design: Historical cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary academic referral center.

Cochlear Implantation Outcomes in Patients With Sporadic Inner Ear Schwannomas With and Without Simultaneous Tumor Resection.

Objectives: Describe a single institution's cochlear implant outcomes for patients with inner ear schwannomas (IES) in the setting of various tumor management strategies (observation, surgical resection, or stereotactic radiosurgery [SRS]).

Study Design: Single-institution retrospective review.

Patients: Patients diagnosed with isolated, sporadic IES who underwent cochlear implantation (CI).

Coordinated Same- or Next-Day Radiosurgery and Cochlear Implantation for Vestibular Schwannoma.

Objective: To describe the experience and results from coordinated and closely scheduled radiosurgery and cochlear implantation (CI) in a vestibular schwannoma (VS) cohort.

Patients: Patients with VS who underwent radiosurgery followed by CI on the same or next day.

Interventions: Interventions included sequential radiosurgery and CI.

Pathophysiology of Facial Nerve Stimulation and Its Implications for Electrical Stimulation in Cochlear Implants.

Objectives: A small number of cochlear implant (CI) users experience facial nerve stimulation (FNS), which can manifest as facial twitching. In some patients, this can be resolved by adjusting the electrical stimulation parameters. However, for others, facial stimulation can significantly impair CI outcomes or even prevent its use.

Natural History of Serviceable Hearing During Active Surveillance of Nongrowing Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma Supports Consideration of Initial Wait-and-Scan Management.

Objective: The treatment paradigm of vestibular schwannoma (VS) focuses on preservation of neurologic function, with small tumors increasingly managed with active surveillance. Often, tumor size and hearing outcomes are poorly correlated. The aim of the current work was to describe the natural history of hearing among patients with nongrowing VS during observational management.

Rationale for the Development of a Novel Clinical Grading Scale for Postoperative Facial Nerve Function: Results of a Multidisciplinary International Working Group.

Objective: The objective of the current study was to present the results of an international working group survey identifying perceived limitations of existing facial nerve grading scales to inform the development of a novel grading scale for assessing early postoperative facial paralysis that incorporates regional scoring and is anchored in recovery prognosis and risk of associated complications.

Study Design: Survey.

Setting: A working group of 48 multidisciplinary clinicians with expertise in skull base, cerebellopontine angle, temporal bone, or parotid gland surgery.

Comparing Speech Recognition Outcomes Between Cochlear Implants and Auditory Brainstem Implants in Patients With NF2-Related Schwannomatosis.

Objective: To compare cochlear implant (CI) and auditory brainstem implant (ABI) performance in patients with NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2).

Study Design: Historical cohort.

Setting: Tertiary academic center.

Withdrawal of bevacizumab is associated with rebound growth of vestibular schwannomas in neurofibromatosis type 2-related schwannomatosis patients.

Background: Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)-related schwannomatosis is an autosomal dominant tumor-predisposition syndrome characterized by bilateral vestibular schwannomas (VS). In patients with VS associated with NF2, vascular endothelial growth factor A inhibitor, bevacizumab, is a systemic treatment option. The aim of this study is to retrospectively evaluate NF2 patient responses to bevacizumab on VS growth and symptom progression.

Risk of Monopolar Electrosurgery in Cochlear Implant Recipients is Nominal: Evidence to Guide Clinical Practice.

Objective: Comprehensively assess the prevalence of monopolar electrosurgery-related device complications among cochlear implant (CI) recipients.

Study Design: Multifaceted retrospective review and survey.

Setting: Tertiary medical center.

Cochlear Implant Outcomes between Patients with Sporadic and Neurofibromatosis Type 2-Associated Vestibular Schwannoma.

Objective: Compare cochlear implant (CI) performance between patients with ipsilateral sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) and NF2-related schwannomatosis (NF2). Compare CI performance according to VS management modality.

Study Design: Historical cohort.

The Effect of Age on Facial Nerve Recovery After Vestibular Schwannoma Resection.

Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the influence of age on facial nerve recovery after microsurgical resection of sporadic vestibular schwannoma.

Study Design: A historical cohort study was performed.

Setting: The study was performed at a tertiary referral center.

Intraoperative diagnosis of facial schwannomas: a multicenter summation of clinical experience, preoperative avoidance, and intraoperative management protocol.

Objective: Preoperative differentiation of facial nerve schwannoma (FNS) from vestibular schwannoma (VS) can be challenging, and failure to differentiate between these two pathologies can result in potentially avoidable facial nerve injury. This study presents the combined experience of two high-volume centers in the management of intraoperatively diagnosed FNSs. The authors highlight clinical and imaging features that can distinguish FNS from VS and provide an algorithm to help manage intraoperatively diagnosed FNS.

Multi-Frequency Electrocochleography and Electrode Scan to Identify Electrode Insertion Trauma during Cochlear Implantation.

Intraoperative electrocochleography (ECOG) is performed using a single low-frequency acoustic stimulus (e.g., 500 Hz) to monitor cochlear microphonics (CM) during cochlear implant (CI) electrode insertion.

Effect of a Global Pandemic on Adult and Pediatric Cochlear Implantation across the United States.

Objective: To characterize the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on national cochlear implantation utilization by age using inclusive cochlear implantation data from two manufacturers between 2015 and 2020.

Study Design: Analysis of prospectively registered consecutive patient data from two major cochlear implant (CI) manufacturers in the United States.

Patients: Children or adults who received CIs.

Fluorescein-Assisted Microsurgical Resection of Vestibular Schwannoma: A Prospective Feasibility Study.

Objective: To evaluate the optimal dose and timing of administration of sodium fluorescein (SF) for selective fluorescence of sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS) during microsurgery with the YELLOW 560-nm microscope filter (YE560) and to characterize the potential benefit of this fluorescence as determined by intraoperative surgeon assessment.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Implementation Strategy for Highly-Coordinated Cochlear Implant Care With Remote Programming: The Complete Cochlear Implant Care Model.

Objective: To introduce and discuss implementation strategy for the Complete Cochlear Implant Care (CCIC) model, a highly-coordinated cochlear implant (CI) care delivery model requiring a single on-site visit for preoperative workup, surgery, and postoperative programming.

Study Design: Prospective, nonrandomized, two-arm clinical trial.

Setting: Tertiary referral CI center.

Relationship Between Intraoperative Electrocochleography Responses and Immediate Postoperative Bone Conduction Thresholds in Cochlear Implantation.

Objective: To determine the relationship between intraoperative electrocochleography (ECochG) measurements and residual hearing preservation after cochlear implant (CI) surgery by comparing differences between preoperative and immediate postoperative bone conduction thresholds.

Study Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary academic referral center.

Predicting Extent of Microsurgical Resection of Sporadic Vestibular Schwannoma.

Objective: Develop a predictive model for incomplete microsurgical resection of sporadic vestibular schwannoma (VS).

Study Design: Historical cohort.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Preoperative Imaging of Temporoparietal Scalp Thickness Predicts Off-the-Ear Sound Processor Retention in Cochlear Implants With Diametric Magnets.

Objective: To determine if temporoparietal scalp thickness assessed via preoperative imaging predicts retention events in patients who have cochlear implants with diametric magnets and various sound processor types.

Study Design: Retrospective chart and radiological review.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.

Speech Perception Performance Growth and Benchmark Score Achievement After Cochlear Implantation for Single-Sided Deafness.

Objectives: Compare speech perception performance growth and benchmark score achievement among adult cochlear implant (CI) recipients with single-sided deafness (SSD) versus bilateral moderate to profound hearing loss.

Study Design: Retrospective matched cohort analysis.

Setting: Tertiary referral center.