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Vanessa’s Acoustic Neuroma Story

Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
Post published:October 9, 2026
Post category:Acoustic neuroma

There are parts of 2024 that I know only through photographs and the stories my sister has told me. In some of the pictures, I am lying in a hospital…

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Her Ear Infection Turned Out to Be an Acoustic Neuroma

Post author:Jessica Lynn
Post published:December 11, 2023
Post category:Acoustic neuroma

For months, 47-year-old Jane Lightfoot struggled with what she thought was a nasty ear infection. The spot behind her right ear ached; she was dizzy, couldn’t hear well, and the…

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