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How rare are retrocochlear lesions/masses? i have had 2 normal iams/head mris in 2013 + 2014 & i understand acoustic neuromas are very rare but what about the other types of retrocochlear lesions/masses involved in progressive unilateral hearing loss?
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If you had the hearing loss before the MRI in 2013 and 2014, you should not worry about retrocochlear pathology as the cause of your hearing loss. By UPTODATE: majority of patients with sudden sensorineural hearing loss likely have a viral, autoimmune, or microvascular etiology that cannot be diagnosed by any imaging study.
Answered 8/12/2021
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