Vestibular Schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) is a rare benign tumour of a Vestibular portion of the vestibulo-cochlear nerve that is diagnosed from the symptoms of hearing loss, vertigo and tinnitus. Smaller tumours are usually treated by radiotherapy but larger ones require surgical removal. A clinical study led by MedUni Vienna has now shown that early surgical removal of a Vestibular Schwannoma preserves hearing in up to 83% of cases. The results have recently been published in the journal “Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery”. Together with colleagues from the University of Erlangen, a MedUni Vienna team led by Karl Rössler, Head of the

Vestibular schwannoma as seen on The Hippocratic Post.