Synonyms

• Acoustic Neurilemoma
• Bilateral Acoustic Neuroma
• Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor
• Fibroblastoma, Perineural
• Neurinoma of the Acoustic Nerve
• Neurofibroma of the Acoustic Nerve
• Schwannoma of the Acoustic Nerve

Disorder Subdivisions

• None

General Discussion

Acoustic Neuroma is a benign (non-cancerous) growth that begins at the 8th cranial nerve, which runs from the brain to the inner ear. Any disruption of the signals sent along the 8th cranial nerve will interfere with hearing and with the patient’s balance.
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Resources

Children's Tumor Foundation: Ending Neurofibromatosis Through Research
95 Pine Street
16th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Tel: (212)344-6633
Fax: (212)747-0004
Tel: (800)323-7938
TDD: (212)344-6633
Email: info@ctf.org
Internet: http://www.nf.org

American Tinnitus Association
P.O. Box 5
Portland, OR 97207
United States
Tel: 5032489985
Fax: 5032480024
Tel: 8006348978
Email: tinnitus@ata.org
Internet: http://www.ata.org

Deafness Research Foundation
8201 Greensboro Drive
Third Floor
McLean, VA 22102
United States
Tel: 7036109025
Fax: 7036109005
Tel: 8008295934
Email: drf@drf.org

Acoustic Neuroma Association
600 Peachtree Parkway
Suite 108
Cumming, GA 30041
USA
Tel: 7702058211
Fax: 7702050239
Email: info@ANAUSA.org
Internet: http://www.ANAUSA.org

Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf, Inc.
3417 Volta Place, NW
Washington, D.C. 20007-2778
United States
Tel: 2023375220
Fax: 2023378314
Tel: 8663375220
Email: info@agbell.org
Internet: http://www.agbell.org

Better Hearing Institute
515 King Street, Suite 420
Suite 420
Alexandria, VA 22314
United States
Tel: 7036843391
Fax: 7036846048
Tel: 8003279355
Email: mail@betterhearing.org
Internet: http://www.betterhearing.org

NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (Balance)
National Temporal Bone, Hearing
and Balance Pathology Resource Registry
Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary
243 Charles Street
Boston, MA 02114-3096
Fax: (617)573-3838
Tel: (800)822-1327
TDD: (888)561-3277
Email: TBRegistry@meei.harvard.edu
Internet: http://www.tbregistry.org

Acoustic Neuroma Association of Canada
Box 369
Edmonton
Alberta, T5J 2J6
Canada
Tel: 7804283384
Fax: 7804283909
Tel: 8005612622
Email: info@anac.ca
Internet: http://www.anac.ca

MUMS (Mothers United for Moral Support, Inc) National Parent-to-Parent Network
150 Custer Court
Green Bay, WI 54301-1243
USA
Tel: 9203365333
Fax: 9203390995
Tel: 8773365333
Email: mums@netnet.net
Internet: http://www.netnet.net/mums/

American Academy of Audiology
11730 Plaza America
#300
Reston, VA 20190
Tel: (703)790-8466
Fax: (703)790-8631
Tel: (800)222-2336
Email: info@audiology.org
Internet: http://www.audiology.org

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Last Updated:  5/12/2008
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