Fortunately acoustic neuromas usually grow very slowly, by millimeters, millimeters per year.

幸运是，听神经瘤经常生长得非常缓慢，每年之增长几毫米。

I'll always be grateful to the doctor who first told me about my neuroma.

将永远感激第一个，有神经瘤医生。

When acoustic neuromas grow, they can cause loss of hearing, balance or the ability to control facial muscles.

随着听神经瘤不变大，它们可能会导致听力、平衡或者面部肌肉控制能力。

To cope with my acoustic neuroma I need to believe a lot of amazing things.

为了应对听神经瘤，需要相信很多神奇事情。

An acoustic neuroma is a small growth, sort of like the moles that many of us have on our skin.

听神经瘤生长非常缓慢，有点像们很多人皮肤上痣。

Until I wrote this speech, I had only told 10 people about my neuroma.

在写这篇演讲稿之前，只过十个人长了神经瘤。

The problem that justified the test turned out to be very minor, but the MRI revealed an unrelated issue called an acoustic neuroma.

结果发现让去做这次检查症状并无大碍，但核磁共振显示出来另一个问题，患了听神经瘤。

Very few people have acoustic neuromas, but everyone, everyone has vulnerabilities, pain and struggles that they conceal from the world.

很少有人患有听神经瘤，但每个人都有自己不想让别人知道弱点、痛苦和挣扎。

And if it starts to grow, I will need to believe that my doctors can zap it with pinpoint radiation that neutralizes the neuroma without hurting me.

如果它开始生长，需要相信医生，可以在不伤害情况下，用精确放射线中和这个神经瘤。