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Watch and Wait => For those in the 'watch and wait' status => Topic started by: wendygreene on January 20, 2009, 04:51:12 pm

Title: ear tingling
Post by: wendygreene on January 20, 2009, 04:51:12 pm

hello everyone i has a acoustic neuroma removed in 1993 now it is back they are just watching it for now it is not growing yet... my question for all of you is i have a symptom i have never had before can you help?  my ear will start to tingle and then feels like its going numb this only lasts for a few seconds at a time but does it all throughout the day. does anybody know what this is.. thanks so much for your help

Title: Re: ear tingling
Post by: MAlegant on January 20, 2009, 05:01:18 pm

Hi,
Just a thought--could be trigeminal issues?  Maybe the tumor is pressing on the trigeminal nerve?? 
Good luck,
Marci

Title: Re: ear tingling
Post by: wendygreene on January 20, 2009, 06:21:37 pm

my thoughts exactly, which means it could be growing. thanks so much

Title: Re: ear tingling
Post by: joebloggs on January 20, 2009, 07:14:39 pm

I agree with Marci - my right ear and face went numb overnight back in May.  The right side of my body also went numb.  There is a cyst within my AN and the doctors think the cyst grew really fast all of a sudden and stretched the trigeminal nerve (causing the face/ear numbness) and bounced into the brainstem causing the body numbness.  The body numbness only lasted about a week, but I still have a numb face.

Might be your AN is just starting to stuff the nerves about.  Good luck!

Title: Re: ear tingling
Post by: wendysig on January 28, 2009, 01:55:09 pm

Hi Wendy and welcome -

This happened to me prior to my surgery although the sensation lasted more than a few seconds, but it was intermittent.  Your tingling and numbness  is probably being caused by a facial nerve flare-up.    The trigeminal nerve does not innervate the ear.  Is it just your ear that goes numb?

Wendy(sig)