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Neurol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec><jats:title>Background<\/jats:title><jats:p>Previous studies have shown that patients with acoustic neuroma (AN) sometimes present with sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) as an initial symptom. The purpose of this research was to investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of AN in patients initially diagnosed with SSNHL.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We reviewed retrospectively the medical records of all patients who were treated as SSNHL initially and were later diagnosed with AN after undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at our hospital between 2008 and 2021. Patient demographics, associated complaints (mostly tinnitus and vertigo), the severity of hearing loss, audiogram configurations, auditory brainstem response (ABR), and MRI examination were reviewed and analyzed. In addition, treatment outcomes and management protocols were also included in this study.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 10 (0.7%, 10\/1,383) patients presented with SSNHL as the initial symptom and were diagnosed as AN by MRI finally. Of the 10 patients enrolled in this study, four were men and six were women. The average age at the time of diagnosis of SSNHL was 46.2 \u00b1 13.16 years. These patients exhibited varying severity of hearing loss and a variety of audiogram configurations. All patients showed an abnormal ABR. According to the Koos grading standard, there were 5 grade I (intracanalicular [IAC]) tumors, 3 grade II tumors, and 2 grade III tumors. The treatment outcome revealed that 2 patients exhibited recovery of the average hearing of impaired frequency by more than 15 dB, and 6 patients showed no recovery. Furthermore, four patients were referred to undergo surgical treatment after being diagnosed with AN, 1 patient accepted stereotactic radiation therapy, and the remaining 5 patients were on a \u201cwait and scan\u201d strategy.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The hearing loss of patients with AN presented with SSNHL may improve with drug treatment. 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