A 50-year-old member asked:
Is acoustic neuroma painful?
3 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Mark Eisenberganswered
Neurosurgery 35 years experience
No: Typically the main complaint people have if they have an acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma) is hearing loss and/or tinnitus (ringing in the ear). Only if it is particularly large will patients complain of headaches.
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Dr. Neil Giddingsanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 41 years experience
Get checked out: Acoustic neuromas almost never cause pain.
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Dr. Rodney Diazanswered
ENT and Head and Neck Surgery 24 years experience
No: Almost never causes pain; if very large, can cause numbness over the face though.
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Last updated Oct 21, 2015
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