Acoustic Neuroma Patient Stories
Read stories from the ANA community and share your own acoustic neuroma story to help inspire others.
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Acoustic Neuroma Diagnosis at Two-Weeks Postpartum
Stacy Leverty
When I was six weeks pregnant, I had 90% hearing loss in my left ear. My ENT wanted to do an MRI but decided to wait due to the baby. In the meantime, I took Prednisone and had some success and some hearing did return. My ENT suspected a tumor, and in July 2021, when I was two weeks postpartum, I was diagnosed with a 1.7 cm AN.
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Moving Forward After Acoustic Neuroma Interrupted Our Plans for A Family
Kelly Stedman
In January 2020, I was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma after failing an audiogram. I was 31 years old. My husband and I planned to have kids, so I decided to have Translab surgery in October. Though my tumor was fully removed, I was left single-sided deaf with permanent facial paralysis and synkinesis.
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ONE LAST UNEXPECTED CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
Oscar Gonzalez de las Cuevas
Spain
On January 27th 2020 , I was diagnosed with something that I had never heard of – a 1.9 cm acoustic neuroma. Although a benign tumor, my ENT made it clear there could be a downside. The tumor’s location could potentially cause a variety of symptoms.
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PARENTING WITH HEARING LOSS
Emily Truell
ANA Peer Mentor and Support Group Leader
*Reprinted with permission from HLAA*
I was 27 when I realized I couldn’t understand phone calls if I used my left ear. I told my primary doctor, who scheduled a battery of tests. After hearing exams, audiology and otolaryngology appointments and an MRI, I was diagnosed with a 3cm acoustic neuroma (or vestibular schwannoma), a non-cancerous brain tumor. At that point, I’d already lost significant hearing in my left ear, and surgery to remove the brain tumor resulted in single-sided deafness.
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Rapid Decrease in Hearing Led to AN Diagnosis
By Rob Landis
It was the summer of 2013, between my sophomore and junior years of college. I was making plans for the summer to hang out with my friends, take some vacations, and work part-time to earn some extra money. Unfortunately, all of this was put on hold very suddenly. At the age of 20, I learned I had an acoustic neuroma.
