Title: Acoustic Neuroma brain tumour (AN) and Interest Group (IGAN)
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Acoustic Neuroma

Brain tumor
Acoustic Neuroma
Acoustic Neuroma brain tumour (AN)
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What is an acoustic neuroma?
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Content: These pages should be read first, as they provide basic knowledge which is helpful for all further contacts and activities. Acoustic neuroma (AN) brain tumours
An acoustic neuroma is a brain tumour that doesn't form any metastases. Because an acoustic neuroma begins to grow on the nerve walls of the inner ear (the Schwann sections) and it grows in the cerebellopontine angle in the direction of the brain stem at the base of the skull, it is also called a vestibular schwannoma or cerebellopontine angle tumour. The acoustic neuroma is the most common skull based brain tumour. More about the development and formation of acoustic neuromas
Acoustic neuroma symptoms
Acoustic neuromas mostly grow very slowly and as such often symptoms appear very late: progressive hearing loss, acute hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, unsteady walking, head and neck pains, in later stages there can also be an appearance of facial palsy (facial paralysis) or painful trigeminal neuralgia. The fact that these symptoms are also present for a range of other illnesses means that acoustic neuromas are suspected of being the cause too seldom and too late. More about symptoms of acoustic neuroma
Acoustic neuroma diagnosis
The abovementioned symptoms can be detected through various hearing tests (audiometry), brain wave measurements and balance tests, without these necessarily being indicative of an acoustic neuroma. An imaging Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRT) should definitely be carried out if there is simultaneous occurrence of a number of symptoms. It is the only diagnosis method that immediately delivers in detecting acoustic neuromas.