CONCLUSIONS: Preoperative @entity801 in combination with vestibular 'prehab' offers a possibility to @entity86 and speed up recovery and may be used for @entity1 undergoing such surgery when there is remaining vestibular function. OBJECTIVES: @entity5 in a @entity1 with remaining vestibular function causes symptoms of @entity388 . A simultaneous @entity76 can cause a combined vestibule- @entity76 . @entity1 AND METHODS: Twelve @entity1 with pontine angle @entity5 but with near normal vestibular function were treated with intratympanic @entity801 in combination with vestibular 'prehab' to achieve @entity394 and compensation. After work-up @entity1 started with a home-based vestibular training programme for 14 days. They then received a total of 1.2 ml of 30 mg/ml buffered @entity801 in four intratympanic installations over 2 days. They continued training and returned 6-16 weeks later. All @entity1 were tested with calorics, vestibular video-impulse testing of all six canals, VEMP, subjective visual vertical and horizontal, posturography and pure tone and speech audiometry. RESULTS: There was a loss of caloric reactions and loss of impulses. In two @entity1 the hearing deteriorated and in one hearing improved. All subjects were vestibulary compensated before surgery and no @entity1 complained of @entity1296 or vertigo after surgery.

Preoperative vestibular ablation with @entity801 and vestibular 'prehab' enhance postoperative recovery after surgery for pontine angle XXXX --first report.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity801 :: ('MESH:D005839', 'Chemical') :: ['gentamicin'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Removal of pontine angle tumours', 'tumours'] @entity394 :: ('MESH:D015837', 'Disease') :: ['preoperative vestibular ablation'] @entity86 :: ('MESH:D019106', 'Disease') :: ['reduce postoperative malaise'] @entity76 :: ('MESH:D002526', 'Disease') :: ['cerebellar lesion'] @entity1296 :: ('MESH:D004244', 'Disease') :: ['dizziness'] @entity388 :: ('MESH:D020338', 'Disease') :: ['acute vestibular loss']
@entity5 :: (MESH:D009369,Disease) :: ['tumours']
