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Acoustic Neuroma: Balance issues years after treatment
Brain Tumor | Last Active: Dec 17 11:45pm | Replies (12)Comment receiving replies
@mollybrownbeard, I can imagine that having persistent balance issues years after treatment is a nightmare. Can you share a bit more? Has your neurosurgeon been able to explain how treatment may have affected balance or the vestibular nerve? Have you worked with a physical therapist for vestibular rehabilitation?
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@colleenyoung the doctors I see now just shake their heads. I went to Balance therapy for 7 months with absolutely no improvement! I’ve had many MRIs and scans with 5 different doctors, neurologists, ear nose and throat , neurosurgeon, and a radiation oncologist who gave radiation to the area to see if it could shrink the scar tissue from the removal of the tumor…worked for a short time. Now it’s worse than ever! During the initial surgery 16 years ago all the vestibular nerves
in my right ear we’re severed. I am also deaf in that ear. I have tried everything to no avail!