- managed care enrollees usually have good access to primary care, preventive services, and health promotion activities - the quality of health care provided by MCOs has improved over time - early detection and treatment is more likely in managed care than fee for service
Definition of AUDITORY NERVE. : either of the eighth pair of cranial nerves connecting the inner ear with the brain and transmitting impulses concerned with hearing and balance â see ear illustration. See auditory nerve defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.
An acoustic neuroma (schwannoma) is a benign tumor that develops on the balance and hearing nerves leading from your inner ear to the brain. These nerves are twined together to form the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve). The pressure on the nerve from the tumor may cause hearing loss and imbalance.