ANA Discussion Forum
General Category => AN Issues => Topic started by: irisgirl on October 08, 2013, 08:31:27 am
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Hi, diagnosed with AN in May (1.6 cm). Haven't had much tinnitus at all up to now. Scheduled for middle fossa surgery at House in November. All of a sudden, am having tinnitus (started 2 weeks ago). Might this mean that the tumor is getting bigger? (my big worry - should I have scheduled surgery sooner, like this month, in order to halt the progress of the tinnitus, and/or possible tumor growth)?) ???
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I don't think a month will make any difference and you'd probably be hard pressed to get the schedule changed.
Tinnitus is common for most of us to varying extents.
Mine started when I experienced a catastrophic hearing lose and the sounds changed frequently until the tinnitus abruptly stopped about 10 months later.
YMMV.
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Irisgirl ~
A sudden increse in tinnitus severity is not necessarily a symptom of a growing AN. However, you might consider mentioning the tinnitus increase to your doctor and ask for an opinion, just for peace of mind.
As Jack noted, pushing up your surgery date is probably not an option as these surgeries have to be coordinated with your doctor and the hospital OR schedule, which is not always flexible.
Jim
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I've read that one cause of tinnitus may be the brain's response to the absence of auditory signals. If you are losing hearing, you might (and I repeat...might) get tinnitus. Do a search on the subject, both on here and on Google, as of now there's really no cure for it. Although there's talk about using radiation therapy like Gamma Knife to target the area of the brain where these signals occur.
Jay