Audiology Research (Apr 2023)

Vestibular Impairment in Patients with Vestibular Schwannoma: A Journey through the Pitfalls of Current Literature

  • Davide Pisani,
  • Federico Maria Gioacchini,
  • Giuseppe Chiarella,
  • Alessia Astorina,
  • Filippo Ricciardiello,
  • Alfonso Scarpa,
  • Massimo Re,
  • Pasquale Viola

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/audiolres13020025
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 2
pp. 285 – 303

Abstract

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Vestibular Schwannoma is the most common tumour of Ponto Cerebellar Angle and is capable of strongly impacting the patient’s quality of life. In recent decades, the proposals for the management of the disease have multiplied, just as the diagnostic capacity has improved. While in the past, the primary objective was the preservation of the facial function, and subsequently also of the auditory function, the attention to the vestibular symptomatology, which appears to be one of the main indicators of deterioration of quality of life, is still unsatisfactory. Many authors have tried to provide guidance on the best possible management strategy, but a universally recognized guideline is still lacking. This article offers an overview of the disease and the proposals which have advanced in the last twenty years, evaluating their qualities and defects in a critical reading.

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