Patients with asymmetric or progressive hearing impairment warrant evaluation for the cause of their loss. We present a 72–year–old woman with near life–long hearing loss in one ear and a history of contralateral slowly progressive hearing loss. The audiometric and radiologic findings are demonstrated along with discussion of the management of acoustic neuroma in an only hearing ear.
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