I was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma last year after I went to the doctor due to more frequent headaches. I read that surgery often is needed for these tumors, but my physician said I did not need ...

Newswise — MAYWOOD, IL – In one of the nation’s longest and most successful surgical partnerships, Loyola Medicine otologic surgeon John Leonetti, MD, and neurosurgeon Douglas Anderson, MD, have ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma last year. My doctor says I likely won't need treatment. But I know others who have had the same condition and had surgery to remove the ...

Newswise — UC San Diego Health has expanded its treatment of rare brain tumors by launching a specialized program in the diagnosis and treatment of acoustic neuromas and complex skull base tumors. The ...

Acoustic Neuroma, also called a vestibular schwannoma or neurilemmoma, is a non-cancerous tumour that develops on the vestibulocochlear nerve (eighth cranial nerve). This nerve is responsible for ...

Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, is back home and resting after a 12-hour brain surgery. Stafford shared in early April that she was experiencing symptoms of a rare, ...

A surgical team at UT Southwestern Medical Center is helping to pioneer a new minimally invasive procedure that extracts vertigo-inducing tumors from the inner ear without having to remove a large ...

Dear Dr. Roach: As a result of neurofibromatosis type 2, I have bilateral acoustic neuromas, which I have lived with for many years. These noncancerous tumors, also known as schwannomas, on my ...

Meghan Shaw was no stranger to the otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat doctor). For as long as she could remember, she suffered from frequent sinus infections. She got surgery at age 14 but, by 16 ...

Acoustic neuroma is a condition where a usually benign tumor grows on the nerve for hearing and balance. It only happens to one in 100,000 people per year, so identifying the problem and finding ...

A brief recapI lost hearing in my right ear due to craniotomy surgery to remove an acoustic neuroma. While exploring ways to ...

Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, announced Wednesday on Instagram that she has a benign brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma. She wrote that she noticed she ...