Your doctor may.
Vestibular schwannoma surgery side effects.
Fatigue depression relationship challenges difficulty concentrating and memory issues are potential side effects.
Ringing and buzzing sounds in 1 or both ears tinnitus difficulty working out where sounds are coming from.
Numbness of the face this usually only happens in advanced tumours.
The risks of surgery include cerebrospinal fluid leak 5 to 17 risk meningitis hydrocephalus and a wound infection.
An acoustic neuroma may cause a variety of permanent complications including.
Other potential risks of surgery include facial weakness.
Hearing loss on one side can t hear high frequency sounds feeling of fullness in the ear a ringing in the ear tinnitus on the side of the tumor.
Mcrackan adds other side effects such as headache weakness of the facial nerve imbalance due to treatment rather than from the acoustic neuroma and visual problems are quite rare when gamma knife is performed for appropriate sized tumors permanent hearing loss a reasonable price to pay.
This risks increase with size of the tumor and the type of surgical procedure utilized.
Swelling in the brain at or near the treatment site can cause signs and symptoms such as headache nausea and vomiting.
There are therapies available specifically to brain tumor patients and a neuropsychologist may be able to help.
These are the most common symptoms of acoustic neuroma.
The following are examples of symptoms that may occur due to a schwannoma in a specific nerve or area of the body vestibular nerve the nerve connecting the ear and brain hearing loss dizziness balance problems and or ringing or buzzing in the ear facial nerve facial paralysis swallowing problems difficulty moving the eye facial pain and or loss of sense of taste if you do not face any of these then you are not prone to schwannoma.
Other common effects include a period of headaches or balance difficulties.
Your scalp may be.
Some other common systems include.
Tiredness and fatigue may occur for the first few weeks after stereotactic radiosurgery.
Hearing loss facial numbness and weakness difficulties with balance ringing in the ear.
A visible lump under the skin sharp aching or burning pain a pins and needles sensation muscle weakness numbness nighttime pain in back or neck.
