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Symptoms and signs of Acoustic neuroma considerably dependent on the size of tumor for instance, generalized headacheoccures in less than 20% of patients with small acoustic tumors (less than 2cm), although it can occur in 43 to 75% of patients with tumor over 4cm in diameter. In the table blow you can see major symptoms and signs of acoustic neuroma due to its frequency among patients. | |||
Symptoms of acoustic neuroma include:<ref name="wiki">Vestibular Schwannoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_schwannoma Accessed on October 2 2015</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https ://medlineplus.gov/acousticneuroma.html|title=MedlinePlus Acoustic neuroma|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> | Symptoms of acoustic neuroma include:<ref name="wiki">Vestibular Schwannoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_schwannoma Accessed on October 2 2015</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https ://medlineplus.gov/acousticneuroma.html|title=MedlinePlus Acoustic neuroma|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> | ||
*[[Sensorineural]] [[hearing]] loss - often occur gradually and most of times unilateral | *[[Sensorineural]] [[hearing]] loss - often occur gradually and most of times unilateral | ||
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*Facial [[numbness]] and [[tingling]] | *Facial [[numbness]] and [[tingling]] | ||
*[[Headaches]] | *[[Headaches]] | ||
*[[Dizziness]] | *[[Dizziness]] | ||
*Difficulty swallowing and [[hoarseness]] | *Difficulty swallowing and [[hoarseness]] | ||
*Taste changes | *Taste changes | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Symptoms of acoustic neuroma include hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo, headaches, facial weakness, facial numbness and tingling, dizziness, taste changes, difficulty swallowing and hoarseness and, confusion.[1]
Symptoms
Symptoms and signs of Acoustic neuroma considerably dependent on the size of tumor for instance, generalized headacheoccures in less than 20% of patients with small acoustic tumors (less than 2cm), although it can occur in 43 to 75% of patients with tumor over 4cm in diameter. In the table blow you can see major symptoms and signs of acoustic neuroma due to its frequency among patients.
Symptoms of acoustic neuroma include:[1][2]
- Sensorineural hearing loss - often occur gradually and most of times unilateral
- Vertigo
- Tinnitus
- Facial weakness
- Facial numbness and tingling
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Difficulty swallowing and hoarseness
- Taste changes
- Confusion
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vestibular Schwannoma. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_schwannoma Accessed on October 2 2015
- ↑ [https ://medlineplus.gov/acousticneuroma.html "MedlinePlus Acoustic neuroma"] Check
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