Hearing preservation after radiotherapy for vestibular schwannomas is comparable to hearing deterioration in healthy adults and is accompanied by local tumor control and a highly preserved quality of life (QOL) as patients' self-reported outcome

Patients' self-reported outcome confirms good results with respect to tumor control and QOL after FSRT or SRS in patients with VS. SRS can be associated with higher side effect following a dose-dependency. In long-term follow-up, hearing deterioration is most likely attributed to normal aging, but not treatment-related.