An acoustic neuroma is a noncancerous growth that develops on the eighth cranial nerve. Also known as the vestibulocochlear nerve, it connects the inner ear with the brain and has two different parts.

Morton’s neuroma, also known as Morton’s metatarsalgia or interdigital neuroma, is a health condition that involves perineural fibrosis and degeneration of the common digital nerve in the foot. Image ...

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Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, announced Wednesday on Instagram that she has a benign brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma. She wrote that she noticed she ...

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 ...

According to the American Podiatric Medical Association, people in the United States log approximately 75,000 miles on their feet by age 50 years,1 making foot pain a common complaint heard in ...

No scientific evidence demonstrates that natural remedies can shrink acoustic neuromas. Doctors may recommend treatment at the time of diagnosis or monitor the condition before recommending treatment ...

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 ...

Dear Doctor: I have Morton’s neuroma in both feet, and my podiatrist has recommended surgery. I really don’t want to have surgery, so I am desperately looking for another remedy. I read about a drug ...

The optimal treatment of Morton’s neuroma will depend on individual characteristics of the condition, such as the duration and severity of the symptoms. Image Credit: Alila Medical Media / ...