Hearing Restoration in Neurofibromatosis Type II Patients.
10.3349/ymj.2016.57.4.817
- Author:
Jeon Mi LEE
1
;
Jin Woo CHANG
;
Jae Young CHOI
;
Won Seok CHANG
;
In Seok MOON
Author Information
1. Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. ismoonmd@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Neurofibromatosis type II;
auditory brain stem implantation;
cochlear implantation;
hearing aids;
vestibular schwannoma
- MeSH:
Cochlear Implantation;
Deafness/*etiology/*therapy;
*Hearing Aids;
Humans;
Neurofibromatosis 2/*complications
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2016;57(4):817-823
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
