Aspirin Slows Brain Tumor Growth (Acoustic Neuroma)

Image from Wikipedia There is a type of benign brain tumor called acoustic neuroma or vestibular schwannoma that causes progressive hearing loss on just one side. This non-cancerous tumor which arises off the balance/hearing nerve (cranial nerve 8) typically grows larger in size over time leading to not only hearing loss, but also dizziness, facial paralysis, and even death if large enough. Harvard researchers, however, have recently reported that aspirin may  appear to slow and perhaps…

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What is Asymmetric Nerve Hearing Loss

Given my last blog article regarding an ENT who got sued for not doing an MRI after audiogram showing an asymmetric hearing loss, the question that should be on everybody's mind is what IS asymmetric nerve hearing loss on a hearing test ? I am sad to report that there is no clear consensus on what is asymmetric nerve hearing loss. First of all, at its most basic definition, asymmetric nerve hearing loss is when hearing is worse in one ear when compared with the opposite ear due to n…

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Sheryl Crow With Benign Brain Tumor

It was announced yesterday that Sheryl Crow has a benign brain tumor known as a meningioma . The Grammy award winning singer did not disclose what her symptoms were that led to the discovery of this tumor which often is made by an MRI scan of the head. From an ENT perspective, such a tumor can be confused with an acoustic neuroma  if found in an area of the brain called the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) and patients will often initially present to an ENT with symptoms of: • Ringing of the…

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