What is the treatment for acoustic neuroma?

Surgery: Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor growing on the auditory nerve. It is not malignant but compresses and displaces the normal nerve so gradually it will lose all function. Surgical removal is the only remedy but carries a high risk of deafness on that side. Sometimes this is associated with a systemic disease, neurofibromatosis which should be evaluated.

Depends upon size: The treatment of acoustic neuromas (vestibular schwannomas) depends upon its size and symptoms. Small asymptomatic tumors may require no treatment other than observation. Small symptomatic or large symptomatic tumors can be treated either by surgical removal or stereotactic radiosurgery. Your neurosurgeon can guide you.

Several: Acoustic neuromas are treated with observation, surgery or radiation, depending on the tumors size, the patients symptoms, and the age of the patient.