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What is an acoustic neuroma?
An acoustic neuroma is a benign tissue growth situated in the hearing canal.
What is acoustic neuroma?
Acoustic neuroma is a non-cancerous growth (a tumour) in the brain. It grows on the acoustic nerve in the brain, the nerve that controls hearing and balance. The common symptoms are hearing loss and vertigo.
What are the symptoms of acoustic neuroma?
most common first symptom of an acoustic neuroma is hearing loss, which is often accompanied by a ringing sound (tinnitis). People with acoustic neuromas sometimes report difficulties in using the phone
When is an MRI used to diagnose an acoustic neuroma?
If an acoustic neuroma is strongly suspected then magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is usually performed. The MRI is a very accurate evaluation that is able to detect nearly 100% of acoustic neuromas
When will a person with NF2 develop an acoustic neuroma?
The mean age of onset of acoustic neuroma in NF2 is 31 years of age versus 50 years of age for sporadic acoustic neuromas.
Where does an Acoustic neuroma grow?
The nerve leading from the inner ear to the brain
What celebrities suffer from Acoustic neuroma?
Tboz Watkins, Mark Ruffao
When should a diagnosis of NF2 be considered?
should be considered in someone under the age of 40 who has a unilateral acoustic neuroma. Someone with a unilateral acoustic neuroma and other family members diagnosed with NF2 probably is affected with NF2
How is stereotactic radiation therapy used to treat acoustic neuroma?
many small beams of radiation are aimed directly at the acoustic neuroma. The radiation is administered in a single large dose, under local anesthetic and is performed on an outpatient basis
Make a sentence using the word neuroma?
As the tumors keep on growing a young person who develops acoustic neuroma will almost always eventually develop symptoms from it.
What does acoustic neuroma mean?
Acoustic Neuroma is a brain disease in which certain parts of the brain degrade resulting in deafness. There are currently no treatments for this disease other than surgery.
What can occur if an untreated acoustic neuroma begins to press against the brainstem?
can result in headaches, walking difficulties (gait ataxia) and involuntary shaking movements of the muscles (tremors ). In rare cases when an acoustic neuroma remains undiagnosed and untreated it can cause nausea
