A girl discovered she had been residing with a tumor for 15 years after she misplaced listening to when her ears ‘popped’ on a airplane. Nicole Cutler, 28, was flying from California to Boston, Massachusetts, when she skilled the loss and instantly booked an appointment with an audiologist who booked her in for an MRI scan. It revealed Nicole had a mind tumor and she or he underwent an operation however docs have been solely in a position to take away 50 p.c as a result of it was wrapped round her facial nerve. After MRI scans each six months, in 2023 she discovered the tumor had grown and underwent emergency radiation remedy to shrink the tumor. The remedy did not work and the tumor continued to develop, so in February 2024, Nicole underwent her second emergency mind surgical procedure to take away extra of the tumor. Now, Nicole is being monitored with common MRI scans to see if the tumor is rising – which has been steady to this point.