11. Current studies suggest surgeons should observe small acoustic neuromas ( those 1.5 cm or less ). 12. Most recent publications suggest that the incidence of acoustic neuromas is rising because of advances in MRI scanning. 13. In 1992, Torn was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma , in his case, a life-threatening form of brain tumor. 14. Acoustic neuroma tumors, which can affect hearing, occur in less than one adult per 100, 000 people annually.15. In most cases, the cause of acoustic neuromas is cell phone use as a low grade cancer risk. 16. The combination of CT scan and audiogram approach the reliability of MRI in making the diagnosis of acoustic neuroma . 17. The white spot, her specialist told her, was a tumor pressing on her brain; it was called an acoustic neuroma . 18. In March 2009 she was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma , a tumour in the canal that connects the brain and ear. 19. In 2001, interrupted by surgery for an acoustic neuroma , Kramer moved his focus from high-tech back to his earlier environmental concerns. 20. There are three main surgical approaches for the removal of an acoustic neuroma : translabyrinthine, retrosigmoid / sub-occipital and middle fossa.
