A mum who thought she had an ear infection was shocked to find out she actually had a brain tumour - and can no longer cry from her right eye. Sue Hitchmough, 48, went to the doctors after suffering from minor hearing loss in her right ear and dizziness.
She was initially told she had an ear infection and prescribed antibiotics. After taking a course of the tablets, Sue wasn’t getting any better - and started to experience problems with swallowing.
She spent nearly a year attributing her health issues to “overdoing it at the gym” and was finally diagnosed with a low-grade acoustic neuroma - a type of brain tumour - in September 2021. Sue had her first operation to remove the 3.5cm tumour in February 2022 and needs a lifelong shunt in her brain to drain the fluid caused by the tumour.
