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The studies on quality of life of patients following surgery for acoustic neuromas contain a wide range of responses to questionnaires about issues that confront them, the severity of those issues, and how much they interfere with daily living. This is partly because one person may perceive subjective issues like pain, for example, differently than another and there is no objective way to measure what each person feels. In addition, each patient has a different level of tolerance for symptoms, such as pain or vestibular imbalance, which follows surgical treatment for acoustic neuromas and, therefore, reports regarding impact on quality of life are quite variable. However, the data does offer insight into general trends of what patients have experienced that may be helpful in planning for treatment and creating realistic expectations for the postoperative period. It is important for patients to be aware of what to expect after surgery and to have a better perspective of how life may change for them after undergoing acoustic neuroma surgery.