·         An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumour that grows on the eighth cranial nerve.

·         The nerve carries information about hearing and balance from the ear to the brain.

·         Over 100 people each year in Australia will find out they have an acoustic neuroma.

·         The good news for the person diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma is that treatment and removal are possible.

·         This is usually carried out by a neurosurgeon and/or an ear, nose and throat surgeon.

·         Some of the problems that may be experienced by acoustic neuroma patients before and after surgery include hearing loss, tinnitus, balance problems and facial palsy

·         Radiation therapy is an alternative to surgery. The damage to the tumor at the convergence point is aimed at causing the tumour to stop growing.  It may cause short-term shrinkage due to necrosis in the tumour.

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