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Acoustic Neuroma: Auditory symptoms are overwhelming

Brain Tumor | Last Active: Mar 24 2:47pm | Replies (27)

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I was diagnosed in May with AN. Repeat MRI oct and has grown but still small so on wait and watch. I been experiencing a lot more tinnitus and balance/dizziness in the last month. I feel like at times it is harder to walk. Like I am drunk or something! My hearing is still pretty good. My neurosurgeon said symptoms are totally unrelated to size of tumor you have. Could have a large AN with no symptoms or a small one with a lot of symptoms. When time comes, I will have surgery. I was informed that if you have radiation and surgery down the road is needed that it will be harder to do.
Good luck!

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Thanks. That all sounds pretty consistent with what we have heard. Just a little curious about the "wait and watch". I get that there is no great urgency for you to have the surgery. At the same time, "wait and watch" makes it sound like it might cease to be a problem for you. Is that what you have been told? We have heard that these ANs can stop growing but not that your current symptoms might go away.