Overview

• The broadcaster told ITV's Loose Women on Tuesday that her benign acoustic neuroma in the right inner ear canal is enlarging and pressing on the brain.
• She said surgeons advise against removal because of its position, so clinicians plan radiotherapy to shrink or control the tumour.
• Gallacher recounted sudden right‑ear hearing loss that led to the 2021 diagnosis and said she continues to live with constant tinnitus.
• She described feeling isolated in noisy environments and relying more on lip reading to communicate.
• Manchester Evening News reports she left a GB News hosting role after tinnitus symptoms from the condition.