Hearing side effects after radiotherapy???

Hi everyone, I had my mask fitted yesterday for my Radiotherapy treatment. I also signed my consent form and my Doctor went through all my 'possible' side effects. I've read a lot of information prior to my appointment so I had an idea of what he was going to say. I was a bit shocked though when he mentioned that my hearing 'could' be affected! :(

My cancer is a rare Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the right submandibular gland which travels along the nerves. 

I just wanted to know if anyone has or is having radiotherapy and have had any effects of this as it's scared me a bit. 

  • Hello toriat84,

    I’m sorry to hear you have been diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma and can appreciate how worried you must be about the treatment and its side-effects so I thought I might send you a link to some information we have on our web page about radiotherapy, you can read more about it here.

    Also, if you would like to speak to one of our cancer nurses on the telephone, they are available Monday - Friday between 9 a.m - 5 p.m on this toll-free number: 0808 800 4040.

    I hope this will help a little toriat84.

    Best wishes,

    Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator