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 schwannoma.

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

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 used to reach the tumor.

There is an increased risk of developing a vestibular schwannoma in individuals who have a disease called neurofibromatosis.

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