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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.
1 Acoustic neuroma is an uncommon cause of vertigo related to a type of tumor of the nerve tissue of the inner ear that can cause vertigo. 2  Symptoms may include vertigo with one-sided ringing in the ear and hearing loss. 3  Vertigo can be caused by decreased blood flow to the base of the brain. Head trauma and neck injury may also result in vertigo, which usually goes away on its own. 2  Cervical vertigo can be caused by neck problems such as impingement of blood vessels or nerves from neck injuries. 3  Migraine, a severe form of headache, may also cause vertigo.