The tumor may develop within the auditory canal, where the vestibulocochlear nerve which supplies the inner ear penetrates the skull (intracanalicular neuroma) or outside the canal (extra-canalicular neuroma). The vestibulocochlear nerve has two components, the auditory and vestibular portions.
STAR TREK. Long before she played Dr. Katherine Pulaski in Star Trek: The Next Generation, Diana Muldaur did two guest appearances in Star Trek: The Original Series. Her first role in Star Trek: TOS, Dr. Ann Mulhall, served as an astrobiologist aboard the USS Enterprise. Diana's second role in TOS, Dr. Miranda Jones, was a blind telepath.
Played by: Doctor Miranda Jones was a blind telepath who specialized in the field of psychology. She wore a special sensor web which allowed her to perceive her environment. Jones' blindness was a source of shame for her, so much so that she wore the protective visor in an effort to hide the fact. Among the crew of the USS Enterprise, only Doctor Leonard McCoy was privy to her disability, but said nothing in an effort to protect her privacy.