Our Experts See Patients with Conditions or Symptoms that Include:
- Difficulty in balancing
- Dizziness
- Facial paralysis
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
- Acoustic neuroma is a slow-growing benign tumor that occurs in the internal auditory canal.
- Left unchecked, this tumor is life-threatening and may eventually press against the brainstem.
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is one of the few centers nationwide with an excellent record for the successful removal of acoustic neuromas without causing significant facial paralysis or hearing loss.
- In some cases, it is possible to treat an acoustic neuroma with radiation therapy, but the most preferred method is microsurgery.
- This delicate procedure involves removing the tumor while keeping as much of the surrounding nerve tissue to prevent hearing loss or facial paralysis.
