Acoustic Neuroma
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Facts about an acoustic neuroma:
About 1 out of 100,000 people in the US develops an acoustic neuroma each year.
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Acoustic Neuroma Symptoms
Related Topics:
Benign positional vertigo
Dizziness
Hearing loss
Labyrinthitis
Meniere's disease
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Vestibular neuronitis
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Deafness
Ringing in the ears
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Last Updated: Sep 19, 2008
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