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Anyone else diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, a benign brain tumor?
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@alexie1942, here is the discussion where members like @sarasally2 @ellene @vickid117 @dlmassot @saucy @sepdvm are talking about acoutic neuromas.
As you learn more about this diagnosis for your son, you may also be interested in watching this Video Q&A about acoustic neuromas:
– #MayoClinicNeuroChat on Acoustic Neuromas with Dr. Weisskopf https://connect.mayoclinic.org/webinar/mayoclinicneurochat-on-acoustic-neuromas-with-drs-bendok-weisskopf/
Is this a recent diagnosis for your son? Will he have treatment or is he being monitored (active surveillance) at the moment?
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I am now at 10 years of monitoring a slow growing acoustic neuroma on one side. We have gone from yearly to every 2 years and will go longer now as it has shown little change. My hearing has worsened some over that time and the ringing is constantly present. My balance issues are due to cancer surgery on my skull and other ear and stable. I have been very lucky with this AN, which is good since I am 10 years into living with metastatic Squamous Cell Carcinoma. My Mayo ENT surgeon says I will be a candidate for cochlear implant as the hearing decreases further. I hope @alexie1942 that your son has a small and slow growing AN that can be monitored for a long time.