USC Acoustic Neuroma Center

05/11/2021

Did you know it's Acoustic Neuroma Awareness week? Help us spread the word!

05/10/2021

It's Acoustic Neuroma Awareness week 5/9 - 5/15! 📢 Help spread us awareness 📢 Like, share and shine a during ANAwarness week 2021

12/25/2020

Throughout the year, our physicians, nurses and staff have been hard at work ensuring the highest level of care and safety for our patients. They have also found creative ways to express their gratitude and keep spirits high.

From all of us at Keck Medicine of USC, we wish you a safe and peaceful holiday season.

05/22/2020

Acoustic Neuroma patients have a lot to think about when receiving a diagnosis. The best option for treatment is not always a clear choice. Patients should discuss the risk and benefits of treatment options with their provider.

05/21/2020

IT’S BEEN 30 YEARS❗❗❗
Dawn was diagnosed with a 3 cm Acoustic Neuroma in January 1990 and had a Translabyrinthine Craniotomy on 2/28/90. Dawn Fishback Neurosurgery PA from our team shares her story and some advise. 💪😁🏅🏆
Dawn says
" It’s been 30 years and I remember that day like it was yesterday.
Living with the deficits, and after effects, of having had an AN and surgery all these years later, I’ve come to appreciate the importance of having to go that extra mile to care for yourself during the aging process. If I were to offer any advice to my fellow AN Survivors it would be two-fold:
1. Do everything in your power to protect what hearing if you are left with. I have a Westone Custom Ear Plug that I wear in my hearing ear anytime I am around loud noises (Firework shows, concerts, etc.)
2. Be sure to stay in shape as you grow older. As you age, it is so much more difficult to stay physically fit! Over this last Christmas holiday, I didn’t exercise much, and then came down with the flu. It was amazing how much muscle mass, strength and endurance I lost over such a short period of time! My legs had a difficult time maintaining what balance I have, and I was much less steady. Since my surgery, I feel my balance is my vulnerability, and I am not as stable, especially if my legs are not strong. After the new year I got back on track with regular exercise and feel fantastic! That experience was a real wake up call for me that at my age, I can’t afford to slack off.
Bottom line….keep moving, exercise often, stay strong, eat well, get adequate sleep, stay positive and take care of yourself!!"
Thank you Dawn for those words of wisdom!!!

@ Keck Medicine of USC

05/20/2020

An Acoustic Neuroma patient should consult with a Neurotologist and/or Neurosurgeon for an evaluation and treatment plan. Acoustic Neuroma patients present in many different ways. Some patients have hearing loss, others vertigo or facial numbness. An MRI with and without gadolinium contrast will show the size and location of a tumor. An audiogram and full examination will help determine what options a patient may have for treatment.

05/18/2020

We are proud to sponsor Acoustic Neuroma Association!

Thank you to all of our annual sponsors whose constant support and partnership help advance acoustic neuroma education and increase awareness. We are incredibly grateful to all of them. We want to say a special thank you to our 2020 ANAwareness Week presenting sponsor UC San Diego Health.

05/18/2020

It's Acoustic Neuroma Awareness week.... Symptoms are very different from patient to patient. Hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo or unsteadiness are just to name a few... What symptoms have you experienced as a patient diagnosed with an Acoustic Neuroma???

05/17/2020

🚩🚩ANAwareness Week 2020 is May 17-23! 🚩🚩 Keck Medicine of USC Acoustic Neuroma Center is a proud platinum level sponsor of the Acoustic Neuroma Association! 💯 We encourage everyone to join us, our colleagues and the Acoustic Neuroma Association in a week of bringing awareness to the Acoustic Neuroma community.