Can you fly when you have vestibular schwannoma?

A vestibular schwannoma is a type of benign (non-cancerous) tumor that affects the eighth cranial nerve.

Symptoms include gradually progressive one-sided hearing loss, buzzing in the ears (tinnitus), dizziness , and difficulty with balance.

Surgery is nearly always necessary to treat vestibular schwannoma. There are several different types of surgery that are used to remove a vestibular schwannoma, classified by the anatomical pathway...

Most people who develop a vestibular schwannoma are between the ages of 30 and 50; children rarely develop vestibular schwannoma. Women are slightly more likely than men to develop a vestibular...

Without treatment, vestibular schwannoma will nearly always result in permanent deafness.