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. 2025 Mar;104(3):NP159-NP162.
doi: 10.1177/01455613221082625. Epub 2022 Jun 1.

Clinical characteristics in unilateral cochlear nerve canal stenosis

Wenqi Liang  1 , Line Wang  1 , Zhenxiao Wang  2 , Pengfei Zhao  1 , Qimei Wang  1 , Kevin A Peng  2
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Clinical characteristics in unilateral cochlear nerve canal stenosis

Wenqi Liang et al. Ear Nose Throat J. 2025 Mar.
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Abstract

Objective: To characterize the clinical features of patients with congenital hearing loss and unilateral cochlear nerve canal stenosis (CNCS).

Methods: A retrospective review of 12 patients with unilateral CNCS diagnosed between January 2018 and December 2019 at a tertiary referral hospital was performed.

Results: Of the 12 patients identified, there were 6 males and 6 females. All patients presented with hearing loss, with no other chief complaints. Two patients had accessory auricles. Eleven patients had a severe to profound sensorineural hearing loss on the affected side, while 1 patient had an isolated high-frequency hearing loss. Nine patients demonstrated atresia of the cochlear nerve canal (CNC), while three patients had a stenotic, but patent, CNC.

Conclusion: Prompt radiologic diagnosis of patients with unilateral CNCS is important for patient counseling and appropriate rehabilitation.

Keywords: Sensorineural hearing loss; cochlear nerve disorders; unilateral hearing loss.

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Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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