Let me first give a little background info. I was first diagnosed with an AN in 1986. Since I was only 21, the Dr. tried to save the hearing in my ear by shaving off the tumor. In 1997, the tumor reappeared and this time a new Dr. removed the hearing nerve. They said that it did no appear to be on any of the other nerves in the canal.
I've not had the best balance when standing still for some time, back to 2006 is the earliest I can remember. I kind of sway a little if I'm not holding on to anything. Here recently I've been having a few episodes of my head feeling like it's spinning or lite headed while sitting down. I've also had issues of feeling out of balance while getting up from a sitting position. Sometimes the walking on a small object on the floor will get me of balance. I put it off to getting older, but after a conversation with a co-worker it reminded me of my AN from the past. Test are expensive and I don't want to get my family all worked up over nothing.
What are the signs of an AN? Does it move quickly? With my hearing nerve it seemed to just appear with no earlier signs. Is this just Old Age? I mean, I am almost 50.
