Question 1

could an acoustic neuroma explain my severe headaches and neck pain?

Accepted Answer

No: Headache and neck pain are not common symptoms for an acoustic neuroma.  Most common symptoms of an acoustic neuroma include asymmetrical hearing loss, tinnitus sometimes unsteadiness.

Question 2

can you tell me about an acoustic neuroma?

Accepted Answer

Benign tumor: Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that usually originates from the vestibular(balance) nerve. Treatment options include observation, surgery, or radiation depending on the symptoms, age of the patient, and growth of the lesion. See a neurotologist for full evaluation or a neurosurgeon that deals with these lesions on a regular basis.

Question 3

what are the complications associated with acoustic neuroma?

Accepted Answer

Hearing loss: Hearing loss and loss of balance/ vertigo.

Question 4

acoustic neuroma regrowth.  i had a 3.5cm acoustic neuroma removed 3 years ago by translab. wondering what chances of regrowth are.

Accepted Answer

Low: Unilateral sporadic acoustic neuromas have a very low recurrence rate after removal.  Studies show it is about 0.2%.

Question 5

how do doctors diagnose acoustic neuroma?

Accepted Answer

Function/Imaging: Modalities can typically be divided into two categories:

1.) imaging - ct or MRI (with contrast) can be used to visualize tumors in detail.

2.) functional tests - audiometry and brainstem auditory evoked responses assess the integrity of the vestibulocochlear cranial nerve by analyzing how the brain responses to test sounds.

Question 6

should a healthy 35 y/o male with a 1.9cm acoustic neuroma be given radiation (gamma knife) as a long term treatment option?

Accepted Answer

Gamma knife: Is ONE option but please get a second opinion.  Some docs may suggest monitoring it to see about growth or lack thereof.  Please do what doctors say after you've seen several.  Peace and good health.

Question 7

i had an acoustic neuroma removed.if i use the bone conducting earphones, will they work so that i will hear? my nerve was cut.

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Depends on where nerve cut and what structures were removed during surgery, but worth a try to see if you can "feel" the sound instead of hear it the regular way.

Question 8

is an acoustic neuroma a kind of brain cancer?

Accepted Answer

No: Technically no.  Not in the brain, and not cancer.  But it often has to be removed through a craniotomy, like some types of brain cancer, and it grows very very close to the brainstem, in one of the hardest to reach areas of the skull base.  It is very rare that an acoustic neuroma becomes malignant (cancer), and almost always this is after previous radiation treatment.

Question 9

what cause balance problem except acoustic neuroma?

Accepted Answer

Many: Balance problem is a symptom and not a diagnosis and has many causes the main symptom with acoustic neuroma is deafness and tinnitus.

Question 10

what is the definition or description of: acoustic neuroma?

Accepted Answer

Vestibular Schwannom: Vestibular schwannoma is a benign tumor typically arising from the superior vestibular nerve in the cerebellopontine angle.  Common symptoms include hearing loss, tinnitus(ringing in the ear) and disequilibrium.  Treatment options depend on tumor size, growth, hearing status and presence of neurofibromatosis type 2.

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