Meghan Shaw was no stranger to the otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat doctor). For as long as she could remember, she suffered from frequent sinus infections. She got surgery at age 14 but, by 16 ...

Joe Sharp is recovering from a 10-hour surgery to remove a benign tumor known as an acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma), his wife, Rosie Napravnik, said June 4. The 35-year-old trainer underwent ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Acoustic neuroma is a condition where a usually benign tumor grows on the nerve for hearing and balance. It only happens to one in 100,000 people per year, so identifying ...

The translabyrinthine approach is an option for removing a benign ear tumor called an acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma. Surgeons make an incision behind the ear and remove bone from the inner ...

When Brenda Anderson, a 38-year-old marketing manager and single mom of two boys, woke up one morning in July 2018, she couldn't hear well in one ear. It felt like she needed to pop her ear after ...

Hearing loss, ringing in your ear, unexplained dizziness - many people might think it's just the typical signs of aging. But for some, it can be much more: Acoustic neuromas, although rare, can be ...

Pictured above from left to right are Rick Friedman, MD, PhD, and Marc Schwartz, MD, internationally recognized co-directors of the acoustic neuroma program at UC San Diego Health. They work with a ...

Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, is back home and resting after a 12-hour brain surgery. Stafford shared in early April that she was experiencing symptoms of a rare, ...

Surgery to remove tumors under the brain known as acoustic neuromas produces favorable outcomes in the "vast majority" of patients, according to one of the largest studies of its kind. Surgery to ...

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford and his wife, Kelly, have been through a lot together since meeting at UGA more than a decade ago, in terms of handling fame (Matthew being the No. 1 overall ...

Kris Siwek was 28 when she noticed she had lost some hearing in her left ear. Things got worse after a hearing test and an MRI that revealed a four-centimeter tumor on the nerve to her inner ear. "I ...