Author Topic: Acoustic Neuroma treatment basics  (Read 2678 times)

mcrue

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5/19/2015 - 40% sudden hearing loss + tinnitus right ear

6/26/2015 - AN diagnosed by MRI - 14mm x 7mm + 3mm extension

8/26/2015 - WIDEX "ZEN" hearing aid for my catastrophic tinnitus

12/15/2015: 18mm x 9mm + 9mm extension (5mm AGGRESSIVE GROWTH in 5 months)

3/03/2016:   Gamma Knife - Dr. Sheehan

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Re: Acoustic Neuroma treatment basics
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2015, 05:48:14 am »
Hi mcrue .....

Both of those links contain good articles ..... thanks.

Patients might also want to look at: 
https://www.anausa.org/pretreatment/treatment-options-summary   
https://www.anausa.org/pretreatment/acoustic-neuroma-decision-tree   
for additional accurate information to help in decision-making.

Clarice
Right MVD for trigeminal neuralgia, 1994, Pittsburgh, PA
Left retrosigmoid 2.6 cm AN removal, February, 2008, Duke U
Tumor regrew to 1.3 cm in February, 2011
Translab AN removal, May, 2011 at HEI, Friedman & Schwartz
Oticon Ponto Pro abutment implant at same time; processor added August, 2011