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Earliest symptom of acoustic neuroma is:

A
Facial weakness
B
Unilateral sensorineural deafness
C
Reduced corneal reflex
D
Cerebellar signs
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. B Acoustic neuroma - Progressive unilateral sensorineural hearing loss often accompanied by tinnitus is the presenting symptoms in majority of cases Imbalance or unsteadiness, True veigo is seldom seen *V cranial nerve is the earliest nerve to be involve rest VII, IX, X cranial nerve also commonly involved XI, XII, III, IV, VI are affected when tumor is very large Brain stem, cerebellar involvement an ICT symptoms also occurs. **The presence of bilateral vestibular schwannomas is diagnostic of neurofibromatosis type 2.

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