Who gets acoustic neuromas and who is at risk?
Acoustic neuromas are relatively uncommon as a whole, but account for 5-10% of all brain tumours. Most acoustic neuromas are diagnosed in patients between the ages of 30 and 60. For unknown reasons they are more common in women than men. Although there is a high association of acoustic neuromas with an inheritable condition called neurofibromatosis, most acoustic neuromas occur spontaneously without any evidence of an inheritable pattern.
