Research Notes on Acoustic Neuroma
Acoustic neuroma is type of a benign brain tumor. The rate of growth is slow and usually expands at the site of origin. In some cases, the tumor remains small and never causes any problems while continued growth can be life-threatening.
Fast Facts:
- The most common symptom iin Acoustic Neuroma is hearing loss.
- Radiation or gamma-knife radiosurgery are treatment options, if symptoms are present.
- Making a list of questions to ask your doctor in advance can help you in understanding this condition as well as making an informative decision regarding monitoring of the tumor, as well as treatment.
5 Great Resources on Acoustic Neuroma
- Acoustic Neuroma Association (ANA): Homepage
- Mayo Clinic: Acoustic Neuroma
- Wikipedia: Acoustic Neuroma
- HealthAtoZ: Acoustic Neuroma
- National Institutes of Health (NIDOCD): Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) and Neurofibromatosis
5 Latest Headlines on Acoustic Neuroma
What is Acoustic Neuroma?
- ANA: What is Acoustic Neuroma?
- eMedicineHealth: Definition of Acoustic Neuroma
- Cleveland Clinic: Acoustic Neuroma
- yourtotalhealth: About Acoustic Neuroma
- NIDOCD: What is a Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma)?
What Are The Sign and Symptoms of Acoustic Neuroma?
- ANA: Symptoms of Acoustic Neuroma
- Mayo Clinic: Signs and Symptoms
- WrongDiagnosis: Symptoms of Acoustic Neuroma
- InteliHealth: Symptoms
- yourtotalhealth: Signs and Symptoms of Acoustic Neuroma
What Are The Risk Factors, Causes and Complications of Acoustic Neuroma?
- Mayo Clinic: Risk Factors | Causes | Complications
- yourtotalhealth: Potential Causes of Acoustic Neuromas
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Acoustic Neuroma?
- ANA: Treatment Options | Questions for Treating Physician
- Mayo Clinic: Treatment
- yourtotalhealth: Treatment Options for Acoustic Neuroma
- InteliHealth: Treatment
- NIDOCD: How is a Vestibular Schwannoma Treated?
- YouTube: Gamma Knife Radiosurgery Treatment for an Acoustic Neuroma
What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Acoustic Neuroma?
- Acupuncture.Com: Nutritional and Herbal Therapy for Tinnitus
- GrannyMed: Home Remedies for Headache | Home Remedies For Dizziness
- Mayo Clinic: Coping Skills
What Are The Types, Stages and Prognosis of Acoustic Neuroma?
- MedifocusHealth: Quality of Life Issues With Acoustic Neuromas
- NIDOCD: What is the Difference Between Unilateral and Bilateral Vestibular Schwannomas?
- ANA: Post Treatment
- InteliHealth: Expected Duration | Prognosis
Screening and Diagnosis of Acoustic Neuroma?
- ANA: Identifying the Tumor
- Mayo Clinic: Screening and Diagnosis
- MedifocusHealth: Diagnostic Evaluation of Acoustic Neuromas
- yourtotalhealth: Diagnosis Methods for Acoustic Neuroma
- NIDOCD: How is a Vestibular Schwannoma Diagnosed?
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Acoustic Neuroma
- BBC: Mobile Phone Cancer Link Rejected (Aug. 30, 2005)
- Time: Can Noise Trigger A Tumor? (Jan. 12, 2006)
- HealthBoards: Acoustic Neuroma and Numb Feeling in the Cheek
- Youtube: After My Acoustic Neuroma Removal - Part 1 | After My Acoustic Neuroma Removal - Part 2 | After My Acoustic Neuroma (Brain Tumor) Removal - Part 3
Foundations and Support Groups on Acoustic Neuroma
- ANA: Affiliated Local Support Groups
- AcousticNeuromaFoundation.org
- Yahoo Groups: Acoustic Neuroma Foundation | Acoustic Neuroma Awareness
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Acoustic Neuroma
- Google Scholar: Articles on Acoustic Neuroma
- JAMA: Aticles on Acoustic Neuroma
- PubMed Central: Articles on Acoustic Neuroma
Clinical Trials on Acoustic Neuroma
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Acoustic Neuroma Clinical Trial Listing
- CenterWatch: Acoustic Neuroma Clinical Trial
User Recommended Links for Acoustic Neuroma
Are we missing any great links? Please Login or Register to be the first to add to this list of recommended links to help others and improve this WisdomCard.
About this WisdomCard
- Contributor: George Cabrera
- Reviewer: Scott Pearlman
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 20, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic. In addition to filtering out spam and bad links, WisdomCards highlight tips and warnings, such as:
- Guide Favorite
- Guide Warning
- Scroll down to reach relevant content
- Video
- In Memoriam
Help improve this WisdomCard by suggesting great links.
