IG Akustikusneurinom (IGAN)
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IG Akustikusneurinom
Postbox
CH-6330 Cham
Switzerland
Tel. +41 41 780 51 82
Fax +41 41 785 56 09
info@akustikusneurinom.ch
IG Akustikusneurinom (IGAN)
A warm welcome to you. The aim of this website and the organisation IGAN is to promote understanding of the illness for those affected by it and to assist in the selection of optimal treatment regimes for each individual.
more about IG Akustikusneurinom (IGAN)
An acoustic neuroma (also known as schwannoma or neurinoma) is a benign tumour on the 8th cranial nerve. It grows along the path of the nerve between the inner ear in the pars petrosa and the brainstem inside the skull.
Initial Signs, Symptoms
Acoustic neuromas usually grow slowly (on average about 1mm per year). They have a firm capsule and do not form secondaries (metastases). Symptoms become apparent only when a neuroma exerts pressure on the vestibulocochlear nerve, and later on the more distant cranial nerves and areas.
Various auditory and vestibular tests provide doctors with the first evidence of the condition. It is possible, for example, to measure the reaction of the hair cells to acoustic inputs. CAT scans can then be used in order to provide a more exact diagnosis and to facilitate planning of treatment.
Treatment
As neuromas generally develop very slowly, a period of waiting and observation ("watch and wait") is often amply justified. Possible tumour growth, though, should be ruled out every six months, using MRI scans. The tumour must be removed if there is continued growth/or a compromised brain structure.
Forum
Our forum promotes exchanges between affected patients. The following themes are available: Operation or not?, Hospitals and surgeons, Rehabilitation clinics, Tinnitus, Post-op dizziness, Relapse, Quality of life after an operation, Anxiety, Medical insurance.
IG Akustikusneurinom (IGAN)
Postbox |
CH-6330 Cham |
Tel. +41 41 785 51 82 |
Fax +41 41 785 56 09
www.akustikusneurinom.ch | info@akustikusneurinom.ch