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Acoustic Neuroma – Signs and Symptoms

Signs and symptoms of acoustic neuroma depend on location and size of the tumor. A small tumor sometimes causes characteristic symptoms while a big tumor remains unnoticed for very long. The earliest symptoms are very subtle and are diagnosed much later.

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<p><strong>Signs and Symptoms of Acoustic Neuroma<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>New York &lpar;USA&rpar;&comma; June 19&comma; 2013<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Acoustic Neuroma&colon; Signs and Symptoms<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Signs and symptoms of acoustic neuroma depend on location and size of tumor&period; This tumor normally grows very slowly and hence symptoms could manifest only around the age of thirty or more&period; A small tumor sometimes causes characteristic symptoms while a big tumor remains unnoticed for very long&period; The earliest symptoms are very subtle and are diagnosed much later&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Common symptoms include&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Vertigo&colon;<&sol;strong> Your body balance seems affected and you are unsure of your steps&period; Rather you feel very unsteady and dizzy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Tinitus&colon;<&sol;strong> You feel a ringing sound in your ears&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Loss of Hearing&colon;<&sol;strong> Your hearing in the affected ear&sol;s is impaired&period; You are unable to hear well&period; Loss of hearing is gradual and could be very pronounced in one ear while it is very mild in the other ear&period; It sometimes starts in one ear and thereafter you feel fullness in one or both ears&period; In very rare cases&comma; there could be a sudden loss of hearing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Headache&colon;<&sol;strong> When tumor starts growing&comma; it presses against brain and other nerves causing severe headache with nausea and vomiting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong>Facial Numbness and Weakness&colon;<&sol;strong> This is a symptom of a huge overgrown acoustic neuroma&period; It compresses facial muscles leading to overall weakness of face accompanied with pain&comma; changes in tastes&comma; hoarseness of voice&comma; and numbness of face&period; Your speech is impaired and others find it difficult to understand your speech&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;theteamwork&period;com&sol;health&sol;2016-150140-acoustic-neuroma-definition-diagnosis&period;html"><strong><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; 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Written By:
Dr. Marilyn Thompson