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Objective: To quantify the postoperative quality of life in patients following surgical treatment for vestibular schwannoma.

Study Design: Patient self‐assessment using the short form 36 (SF36) multidimensional quality of life health questionnaire. Sex‐ and age‐matched normalized scores were calculated using a standardized process and accepted normative data.

Setting: Tertiary referral skull base unit.

Results: An 80% response rate (90 patients) was achieved. The postoperative quality of life in vestibular schwannoma patients, as quantified by seven of the eight SF36 health scales was less than the appropriate matched healthy standard. Comparison of a variety of preoperative patients and tumor factors‐different operative approaches (translabyrinthine and retrosigmoid), tumor size (group cut of points of tumor diameter 1.5 mm and 2.5 mm), patient sex, and ranking of patient age‐showed no statistically significant …