How do doctors diagnose acoustic neuroma?

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.

MRI scan: Acoustic neuromas usually present with ringing in an ear (tinnitus), hearing loss, and some balance difficulty. Those symptoms may be associated with other ear problems also. Diagnosis of acoustic neuroma is meade with MRI scan.

Acoustic neuroma : Screening is with hearing test but definitive diagnosis is with a contrast MRI focused on the inner ear.