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Here are the most reputed surgeons in India for Acoustic Neuroma / Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery. Each specialist is carefully vetted for their expertise, experience, and patient outcomes.
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Here are the most reputed hospitals in India for Acoustic Neuroma / Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery. These hospitals are known for advanced infrastructure, international accreditations, and high success rates.
Acoustic neuroma surgery — also called vestibular schwannoma surgery — is a major skull base neurosurgical procedure to remove a benign tumour growing on the nerve that connects the inner ear to the brain. Although not cancerous, the tumour sits in a narrow space near the brainstem, facial nerve, and hearing nerve, so when it grows large enough to cause symptoms or compress nearby structures, surgical removal is often recommended. The operation is performed under general anaesthesia by a team of a neurosurgeon and a neurotologist, typically taking four to ten hours depending on tumour size. Three main surgical approaches are used — retrosigmoid, translabyrinthine, and middle cranial fossa — chosen based on tumour size, position, and whether hearing preservation is a goal. Most patients spend one night in intensive care followed by several days on the ward, with balance and facial nerve recovery continuing over months.
The tumour is reached from behind the ear through an opening at the back of the skull, allowing hearing preservation to be attempted for suitable tumours of any size.
Estimated cost: ~$1,000 – $1,500
Typical tests for this variant: MRI brain and internal auditory canals with contrast, Pure tone audiometry and word recognition score, CT scan of temporal bone, Brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER), Vestibular function testing, CBC, LFT, KFT, PT/INR, ECG and chest X-ray, Blood sugar and HbA1c. Done in India before hospital admission.
Estimated cost in India: $8,000 – $10,000
Pre-procedure stay (outside hospital): ~3 days
Hospitalisation: ~7 days
Recovery period (outside hospital): ~21 days recommended
Total stay: approx 31 days
The tumour is accessed by drilling through the bone and inner ear behind the ear canal, giving excellent visibility of the facial nerve but permanently removing hearing on that side.
Estimated cost: ~$1,000 – $1,500
Typical tests for this variant: MRI brain and internal auditory canals with contrast, Pure tone audiometry (confirms non-serviceable hearing on operative side), CT scan of temporal bone (mastoid anatomy), Vestibular function testing, CBC, LFT, KFT, PT/INR, ECG and chest X-ray, Blood sugar and HbA1c. Done in India before hospital admission.
Estimated cost in India: $8,000 – $10,000
Pre-procedure stay (outside hospital): ~3 days
Hospitalisation: ~7 days
Recovery period (outside hospital): ~21 days recommended
Total stay: approx 31 days
The tumour is reached from above the ear through the skull base floor, reserved for small tumours confined to the inner ear canal where preserving useful hearing is the primary goal.
Estimated cost: ~$1,000 – $1,500
Typical tests for this variant: MRI brain and internal auditory canals with contrast (confirm intracanalicular extent), Pure tone audiometry and word recognition score (serviceable hearing confirmation), CT scan of temporal bone, Brainstem auditory evoked response (BAER), Vestibular function testing, CBC, LFT, KFT, PT/INR, ECG and chest X-ray, Blood sugar and HbA1c. Done in India before hospital admission.
Estimated cost in India: $10,000 – $12,000
Pre-procedure stay (outside hospital): ~3 days
Hospitalisation: ~6 days
Recovery period (outside hospital): ~18 days recommended
Total stay: approx 27 days
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