Acoustic Neuroma
An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that develops on the balance (vestibular) and hearing, or auditory (cochlear) nerves leading from your inner ear to the brain. Branches of this nerve directly influence your balance and hearing, and pressure from an acoustic neuroma can cause hearing loss, ringing in your ear and unsteadiness.
Large acoustic neuromas can be serious because they can sometimes cause a life-threatening build-up of fluid in the brain
Symptoms
Difficulty hearing
In one ear
Chronic
common
Ringing in ears
One ear
common
Feeling unsteady
common
Headache
On one side of the head
Chronic or persistent pain
common
Dizziness
common
Loss of sensation in one side of face
Spinning dizziness
Risk factors
Radiation therapy
Exposure to loud noise
Family history of neurofibromatosis type 2
Treatment
To treat acoustic neuroma, your doctor may suggest one or more of three potential options: monitoring, surgery or radiation therapy.
Recommended specialist
If you have Acoustic Neuroma, then a visit to an ENT specialist is recommended.
Contact an
ENT specialist
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