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| AN or something else? please help me! | 4/7/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I'm 26 years old. about 2 months ago i got a pain in my right cheek bone and under my right ear.. ...
A: A tumor does not mean cancer. Many tumors are benign, they grow slowly and are easy to treat, so ...
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| AN | 4/6/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am planning on having Gamma Knife on May 6th,2009. I am just seeing if you have ever heard of any ...
A: Gamma Knife has been around for several decades and is a proven method of AN treatment. It does not ...
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| Ear problems | 4/3/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I'm not sure if you handle these types of questions, but there is no one else on this site who seems ...
A: If your hearing loss is one-sided, ear plugs are not likely to be the direct cause, since they work ...
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| Intracochlear Schwannoma | 4/3/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Your info has been very helpful. Is it your belief that an IS behaves the same as an AN?? It is ...
A: << The tinnitus [after radiosurgery] would probably remain or possibly become worse??? That would ...
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| AN ....???? | 3/31/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My right ear has been making a loud pulsating noise that worsen when I lay down. The noise is also ...
A: A number of things could be causing the noise in your right ear, from Lupus to a brain tumor. It is ...
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| Intracochlear Schwannoma | 3/25/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Your info has been very helpful. Is it your belief that an IS behaves the same as an AN?? It is ...
A: Why does the radiosurgeon want another MRI? Perhaps he wants to make sure it's not a hemangioma, ...
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| Acoustic Neuroma Surgery and Headache | 3/23/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I had AN removed back in 2003 and ever since until now, (March 2009), I've been experiencing ...
A: Headaches are common after AN surgery; so is deafness in that ear. To deal with headaches, I ...
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| Intracochlear Schwannoma | 3/20/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Your info has been very helpful. Is it your belief that an IS behaves the same as an AN?? It is ...
A: The medical name for AN is "vestibular schwannoma", meaning a shwannoma of the vestibular nerve. The ...
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| My wife's hearing problem | 3/18/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My wife, 50yo, has been suffering from headaches, progressive hearing loss, pulsatile tinnitus and a ...
A: There are specialists both in UK and in Singapore for treating this kind of problem. Given the small ...
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| Intracochlear Schwannoma | 3/4/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Back again! I have the unitlateral hearing loss with pulsatile tinnitus which I have been told is ...
A: Acoustic Neuromas can grow anywhere along the vestibular nerve, from the cochlea to the brain. ...
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| Acoustic Neuroma and Short Term Hearing Loss | 2/9/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I had an AN removed via the Middle Fossa approach in Jan 1998. At that time, I was/had been ...
A: I am not clear whether you experienced any memory loss prior to surgery; it sounds like you did. ...
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| Suspected Intracochlear Schwannoma | 2/6/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My wife, 50yo, has been suffering from headaches, progressive hearing loss, pulsatile tinnitus and a ...
A: It certainly sounds like an acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma). There are specialists both in ...
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| post gamma knife effects | 1/28/2009 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I was identified with ACOSTIC NEUROMA in my left ear. I approached the doctor when i noticed loss ...
A: The information you got it right. ANs do tend to swell after gamma knife surgery, so it is a good ...
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| ear ringing and facial numbness and headaches | 12/15/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I have had ringing in my left ear for over a year now, which has become constant. At the same time ...
A: The fact that the ringing is one-sided, and that there is facial numbness on the same side, suggests ...
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| Use of TransEar after Radiosurgery | 12/11/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am 62 year old male with 1cm AN in left ear, just treated with single-dose Novalis radiosurgery 2 ...
A: The vibration of the device is purely mechanical, and cannot affect the progress of the tumor as it ...
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| slight ringing in my left ear | 12/10/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Am vasanth and my age is 20. Am having a slight ringing in my left ear from past 3 days. Am able to ...
A: The stiffness in the right jaw is definitely not connected to the Acoustic Neuroma. There is a ...
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| MRI without Gadolinium contrast dye | 12/9/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I'd be grateful if you could answer my query. I am writing from the UK. Because of recent symptoms - ...
A: It is true that the gadolinium dye is only used halfway through the MRI procedure. I am not sure ...
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| Accoustic Neuroma? | 12/7/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I had hearing loss in my left ear & noise.Consulted with ENT specialist.He advised Audiological ...
A: Your symptoms, and the MRI results are consistent with a small to medium-size Acoustic Neuroma. ANs ...
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| neurinoma tumour of ponto cerebellar angle | 11/22/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: Now the best neurosurgeons for this type of surgery in the United States?
A: For many AN patients, the best is to avoid invasive treatment -- i.e. radiosurgery, GK (Gamma Knife) ...
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| hypo-FRS | 11/14/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I have read that 5 treatments of FRS is more likely to have higher hearing preservation than with 3. ...
A: There is sufficient research to show that either 3 or 5 treatments of FRS have higher hearing ...
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| possible AN | 11/10/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I have had some mild hearing loss for about 3-4 years even though a hearing test at my ENT centre ...
A: Your symptoms are consistent with AN. Standard hearing tests, which ask you to listen to beeps, are ...
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| Acoustic Neuroma | 11/10/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: One morning in mid-September I awakened with severe ear pain, facial numbness, and a noticeable ...
A: I do not blame you for trying to avoid surgery. AN surgery is very risky, and in my opinion does ...
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| Hurting Ear | 11/5/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My right ear have been hurting for 3 weeks. It feels like a lot of pressure is being made on it ...
A: Clearly, whatever is causing problems with your ear cannot be seen externally. Something is going ...
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| Increasing tinnitus, dizziness, myoclonus, facial numbness | 11/3/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: About a year ago, I started having little muscle spasms in my left ear, usually in response to ...
A: It sounds like a good idea to have another MRI. Please make sure that it is (a) done with a ...
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| ? AN | 11/2/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I had a sudden hearing loss 2 yrs ago. Was unable to have an MRI due to history of bilateral ...
A: It is quite possible that your sudden hearing loss two years ago was caused by an Acoustic Neuroma ...
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| Viral Labyrinthitis | 10/31/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: About 2months ago I woke up with the room spinning and a roaring sound in my ear. The doctor ...
A: Your combination of symptoms on (dizziness, roaring sound on the right, fullness and numbness on the ...
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| Is MRI necessary? | 10/27/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am a generally healthy 31 yo female. On Oct 1 while on vacation I had sudden hearing loss, ...
A: The contrast dye does sound like gadolinium. The audiologist should not limit themselves to the ...
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| 2nd opinion | 10/20/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I got my diagnosis last fall and had my 3rd MRI a couple of weeks ago. Saw my Dr. at Hopkins last ...
A: Acoustic Neuroma surgery is very risky, and your risk is mostly dependent on the experience and ...
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| my ears | 10/19/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: i have had tinnitus,veritgo,floating feeling bad when i am drivivg.walk into walls sometimes.train ...
A: Unfortunately, with these symptoms, a brain tumor is possible. There may be other reasons, such as ...
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| weird noise around my head | 10/17/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I have a noise that "feels"like it is surrounding my head and not in my ears. It sounds like a steam ...
A: If you were exposed to very loud noises when you were younger, perhaps during rock concerts or ...
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| Long term tinnitus | 10/17/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I have had problems with my left ear for 30 years. High pitched ringing, hearing loss, can hear ...
A: It is best to wait for the results of the MRI rather than guess ahead of time. Note that your ...
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| ear ringing, right side numbess of face | 10/4/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am a 30 y.o. female. For the past few months I have noticed constant ringing in my right ear. It ...
A: You do not mention whether you have any degradation in your right-side hearing, or any other ...
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| Sudden hearing loss syndrome | 9/13/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: My name is Lyle on 8/7/08 I woke up and could not hear in my right ear I went to my Doctors office ...
A: What happened to you is very common. We expect our doctors to know everything, but they are only ...
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| intracoclear schwannoma | 8/12/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: It has been determined that I have a 5 to 6 mm intracochlear schwannoma of the inner ear. I have ...
A: At this point, your AN is very small, and the best course of action is to monitor its growth with ...
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| intracoclear schwannoma | 8/11/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: It has been determined that I have a 5 to 6 mm intracochlear schwannoma of the inner ear. I have ...
A: Radiosurgery, especially hypofractionated FSR, has a better record of preserving hearing than any ...
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| Right Facial numbness+ slight ringing on right ear | 8/9/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I am a male 33 chinese and I have this right facial numbness from the cheek, lip and under the eye. ...
A: There are inexpensive tests that can determine if your high pitched noise (called tinnitus) is from ...
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| AN | 8/3/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: For 2yrs I have been treated for Menieres.. Over time it became much better and Dr allowed me to ...
A: Kim, What exactly are your symptoms, how did they develop, and are they one-sided or two-sided? ...
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| sharp quick pains in ear | 7/30/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I had an Acoustic Neuroma removed about 3 yrs ago, not really any problems, lost my hearing in that ...
A: There is a possibility that you are having a recurrence of your AN; it is not uncommon, if the ...
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| Schwannoma | 7/28/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I also experienced sudden hearing loss associated with pulsatile tinnitis in my right year in Jan. ...
A: The size of the AN (in millimiters) can definitely be determined from the MRI, if it's done ...
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| Schwannoma | 7/24/2008 | Dina Q Goldin, Ph.D. |
Q: I also experienced sudden hearing loss associated with pulsatile tinnitis in my right year in Jan. ...
A: It does sound like an acoustic neuroma, also known as a vestibular schwannoma. All your symptoms are ...
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