What is an acoustic neuroma?
Acoustic neuroma is a slow growing benign tumor on the 8th cranial nerve. Another name for this tumor is vestibular schwannomas. It can be diagnosed with auditory hearing test or an MRI.
What are the symptoms?
Hearing loss, ringing in the ears, loss of balance, dizziness, and facial weakness
What are the causes?
Acoustic neuroma can be inherited syndrome called neurofibromatosis type 2. This inherited syndrome is very rare and in most cases acoustic neuromas just sporadically occur.
What does it look like?
Surgery and Radiation
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