Which among the following is the earliest symptom of acoustic neuroma in a young female?
Correct Answer: Deafness
Description: Acoustic neuroma is also known as vestibular schwannoma, neurilemmoma or eighth nerve tumor. Progressive unilateral sensorineural hearing loss is the presenting symptom. It is often accompanied by tinnitus. There is marked difficulty in understanding speech, out of propoion to the pure tone hearing loss. This feature is characteristic of acoustic neuroma.
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