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  <causes></causes>
  <created-at type="datetime">2008-07-08T04:25:33+00:00</created-at>
  <description>&lt;p&gt;Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that forms on the vestibulocochlear nerve leading from the brain to the inner ear.&lt;/p&gt;</description>
  <diagnosis></diagnosis>
  <disorder-description>&lt;p&gt;Acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that forms on the vestibulocochlear nerve leading from the brain to the inner ear.&lt;/p&gt;</disorder-description>
  <expert-id type="integer" nil="true"></expert-id>
  <general-symptoms>&lt;p&gt;Hearing loss &lt;br /&gt;
Ringing in the ears (tinnitus) &lt;br /&gt;
Dizziness (vertigo) &lt;br /&gt;
Difficulty in balance (imbalance or dysequilibrium) &lt;br /&gt;
Fullness or pressure in the ears &lt;br /&gt;
Facial numbness or paralysis (for very large tumors)&lt;/p&gt;</general-symptoms>
  <general-test></general-test>
  <general-treatment>&lt;p&gt;Radiation, Surgery&lt;/p&gt;</general-treatment>
  <id type="integer">1151</id>
  <name>Acoustic Neuroma</name>
  <participations-count type="integer">1</participations-count>
  <permalink>acoustic-neuroma</permalink>
  <posts-count type="integer">0</posts-count>
  <prevalence-number type="decimal" nil="true"></prevalence-number>
  <prevalence-number-source-url></prevalence-number-source-url>
  <prevalence-type>Per 100,000 Population</prevalence-type>
  <prognosis></prognosis>
  <symptoms-count type="integer" nil="true"></symptoms-count>
  <synonym-tags>Vestibular schwannoma, Neurolemmoma</synonym-tags>
  <synonyms-count type="integer">0</synonyms-count>
  <topics-count type="integer">0</topics-count>
  <updated-at type="datetime">2008-09-02T15:11:07+00:00</updated-at>
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