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  2. Acoustic neuroma

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    Symptoms & Reports
    If you are experiencing new, severe, or persistent symptoms, contact a health care provider.

    Symptoms take years to develop and are often subtle.

    Common symptoms include:

    • Gradual hearing loss on one side of the ear
    • Tinnitus: ringing in the ear affected
    • Dizziness
    • Loss of balance
    • Loss of sensation
    • Numbness in the face

    Common symptoms and their severity as reported by people on Patientslikeme.

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    Causes

    • The exact cause is not known. In some cases, it is noticed to be
    • Malfunction gene on chromosome 22
    • The risk factors include:
    • Neurofibromatosis type II, a rare inherited disorder, can also cause an acoustic neuroma
    • Exposure to high-dose ionising radiation

    Prevention

    Children of affected parents carry a 50% risk of acoustic neuroma.

    Complications

    After a prolonged period the complications may include:

    • Facial muscle weakness
    • Balance disorders
    • Hydrocephalus – fluid build-up in the brain due to a lack of flow of the cerebrospinal fluid

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    What are the early symptoms of an acoustic neuroma?
    The early symptoms of an acoustic neuroma are often subtle. Many people attribute the symptoms to normal changes of aging, so it may be a while before the condition is diagnosed. The first symptom is usually a gradual loss of hearing in one ear, often accompanied by ringing in the ear (tinnitus) or a feeling of fullness in the ear.

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    Does stress irritate an acoustic neuroma?

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    Doctor of Medicine (MD) · 25 years of exp

    Acoustic neuroma belongs to the kind of slow growing benign tumor which the cause is not clear, and there are many factors could lead to it. There is not the correlation between stress irritate and acoustic neuroma, at present, its etiology tends to be hereditary.
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    What is an acoustic neuroma?
    An acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous growth that develops on the eighth cranial nerve. Also known as the vestibulocochlear nerve, it connects the inner ear with the brain and has two different parts. One part is involved in transmitting sound; the other helps send balance information from the inner ear to the brain.

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    Can acoustic neuroma cause numbness?
    Facial numbness and, very rarely, weakness or loss of muscle movement. Rarely, an acoustic neuroma may grow large enough to compress the brainstem and become life-threatening. See a health care professional if you notice hearing loss in one ear, ringing in your ear or balance problems.

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