TRIBUNNEWS.COM – Acoustic neuroma is tumor jinak which grows on the balance nerve (vestibular), namely the nerve connecting the inner ear with brain.
Tumor brain It is also called a vestibular schwannoma because it grows from Schwann cells, the cells that cover the balance nerve.
That is why people with acoustic neuroma usually experience hearing loss and body balance.
In the United States, approximately 3000 new cases of acoustic neuroma diagnosis are found each year.
The main reason for this is the proliferation of new medical imaging methods such as MRI scans.
Acoustic neuroma is most often experienced by susceptible adults aged 30-60 years.
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