Quality of life of patients following stages III-IV vestibular schwannoma surgery using the retrosigmoid and translabyrinthine approaches

Operated stages III-IV vestibular schwannoma patients suffer from a certain degree of QOL deterioration compared to normal controls. Hearing deficit was the most prevalent symptom. Pain was the least frequent but the most bothersome and with the highest correlation with a poorer QOL. Interestingly, unsteadiness and facial weakness were the least bothersome complaints. Facial weakness did not correlate with a poorer QOL.