Australia's telcos have dismissed a Swedish study which found ... Sep 25, 2008
He says those who started using a mobile phone before the age of 20 also increased the risk by five times of getting an acoustic neuroma a benign but often disabling tumour of the auditory nerve which usually caused deafness. Adult users were not safe either, it was claimed, with people who began using mobiles in their 20s being 50 per cent "more likely to contract glioma and twice as likely to get acoustic neuromas". (Adelaidenow)
Mobile use 'increases cancer risk in children' Sep 23, 2008
Young mobile phone users were also five times more likely to develop acoustic neuroma, a benign tumour that can cause deafness, the study said. Professor Lennart Hardell, of the University Hospital in Orebro, Sweden, said radiation from the phones penetrated deeper into children's brains because their heads were smaller and skulls were thinner than adults. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
Support Groups Aug 25, 2008
- North Florida Acoustic Neuroma support group. (904) 268-1266 or 287-8132. (Florida Times-Union)
Jeffery William Bennett Aug 21, 2008
In 1992, he was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma which later developed into Parkinson s disease and dementia. At his request, no funeral services are planned. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Scientists revive the debate on cellphones and cancer Jun 4, 2008
Some of the research suggests a link between cellphone use and three types of tumors: glioma; cancer of the parotid, a salivary gland near the ear; and acoustic neuroma, a tumor that essentially occurs where the ear meets the brain ... Also last year, a Swedish analysis of 16 studies in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine showed a doubling of risk for acoustic neuroma and glioma after 10 years of heavy cellphone use. (International Herald Tribune)
Brain tumors still rare; cellphone link is unproven May 26, 2008
However, a new meta-analysis - a study grouping the results of several studies together - published this month in the International Journal of Oncology did find a connection between heavy mobile phone use and gliomas, as well as acoustic neuroma, a type of benign tumor that can lead to hearing loss. Meta analyses can be flawed, because they pool studies of varying design and quality. (Boston Globe)
Cell Phones Bad For Your Health Again Apr 2, 2008
And the Acoustic Neuroma was on the other ear than the side I use my phone on ... Dusty Hill of ZZ Top had a small Acoustic Neuroma removed last year. (Digitaltrends.com)
Research shows mobile phones increase risk of brain cancer Apr 2, 2008
The report warns : "There is a growing and statistically significant body of evidence reporting that brain tumours such as vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma) and astrocytoma are associated with 'heavy' and 'prolonged' mobile phone use, particularly on the same side as the 'preferred ear' for telephony'. "It is anticipated that this danger has far broader public health ramifications than asbestos and smoking, and directly concerns all of us, particularly the younger generation, including... (Black Mental Health UK)
Long-Term Cell Phone Use Increases Brain Tumor Risk Oct 4, 2007
The findings "give a consistent pattern of increased risk for acoustic neuroma and glioma," Dr. Lennart Hardell of University Hospital in Orebro, Sweden and colleagues write, with the greatest risk seen on the side of the head where the mobile phone was held. Acoustic neuromas are benign growths on the nerve linking the ear to the brain, while gliomas are malignant, difficult-to-treat tumors of the brain and nervous system ... 4-fold greater risk of acoustic neuromas and were twice as likely to... (MEDLINEplus)
Short-term use of mobile phone not linked with brain tumor Sep 16, 2007
However, the Interphone study did show a statistically significant increased risk for acoustic neuroma for more-than-ten-year exposure to a cellular phone on the same side ... Lonn S et al. (2004) Mobile Phone use and the risk of acoustic neuroma. (Food Consumer)
Mobiles cancer doubt remains Sep 13, 2007
The team found that there was a slight excess reporting of brain and acoustic neuroma (ear) cancers. Researchers said this was on the borderline of statistical significance. (BBC News -- Science)
Alternative Treatment Brings Hearing To Both Ears Aug 5, 2007
It has successfully treated sudden hearing loss, as well as hearing loss secondary to acoustic neuroma (tumor) and Meniere's disease (excessive fluid in the inner ear. . (Science Daily)
Hand in hand Jun 27, 2007
" After spending 13 years together, the couple divorced in 1981. Ms. Ruskin ended up in Monmouth Junction, while Mr. Ruskin settled in northern New Jersey. It wasn't until some 10 years later that the darkest of circumstances brought them back together. In December 1992, Ms. Ruskin was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, a non-cancerous tumor that develops on the nerve that connects the ear to the brain. She underwent surgery in early 1993. Doctors have determined that symptoms of the benign tumor... (Hopewell Valley News, NJ)
Moore recovers from unusual tumor surgery Jun 8, 2007
The doctor was suspicious at the hearing loss in only one ear and suggested the problem could be an acoustic neuroma, a tumor on the auditory nerve ... "The bad news was that I could lose my hearing or the facial or balance nerve could be cut during surgery." The family began researching acoustic neuroma ... The family became acquainted with others at the hospital going through the same surgeries and have talked on chatrooms since returning home with men and women diagnosed with acoustic... (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Hernia that could become 'strangulated' requires surgery Feb 13, 2007
DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Will you address the topic of acoustic neuroma ... After three years of putting up with this situation, I finally saw a doctor who made the diagnosis of an acoustic neuroma and referred me to a specialist, who removed the tumor ... An acoustic neuroma is a benign tumor that wraps around the hearing nerve. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Surgery is the only cure for hernias Feb 13, 2007
Dear Dr. Donohue: I have a bad hernia in my right groin. At times it sticks out like a baseball, and it's hard to push back in. (Herald-Tribune)
Brain Tumour Summary Feb 3, 2007
A diverse set of tumours within a confined space. Brain tumours involve a wide range of cell types. (Suite101.com)
UK Orders Cell Phone Cancer-Link Study Jan 20, 2007
The few long-term users developed more acoustic neuroma brain tumours which were found close to the ear used for phoning ... 2005 Interphone international study finds no effect on acoustic neuroma for ten years of use ... 2003 Swedish study suggests higher risk of acoustic neuroma among heavy users of analogue mobile phones, which have since been phased out. (Fox News)
Is Your Cell Phone Giving You Cancer? Jan 20, 2007
In 2005 another study showed no link between cell phone use and the risk of acoustic neuroma for at least 10 years of use ... Finally in 2006 a Danish study, the largest of its kind, found that there was a slight increase in the risk for acoustic neuroma after ten years of usage. (Slippery Brick)
