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Causes of Acoustic Neuroma. What exactly causes acoustic neuroma is unknown. Certain risk factors -- such as age and a family history of neurofibromatosis type 2 -- may make a person more likely to develop this condition. However, people with risk factors do not always get acoustic neuroma, and people without risk factors can get it as well.
It was an almost outpatient procedure and it could be performed without upsetting his busy daily routine. Additionally, he knew open surgery for acoustic neuroma could cause negative side effects, not to mention the risk of general anesthesia. After extensive research, he was convinced radiosurgery was the treatment of choice for acoustic tumors.