Neurotology is the study and practice of medical and surgical disorders that involve the ear, adjacent brain, and the nerve connections within this region (known as the lateral skull base). In addition to all disorders of hearing and balance, Neurotologists also treat disorders of the facial nerve, tumors of the inner ear and skull base, [...]
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Otology is the study and practice of medical and surgical disorders of the ear. These include disorders related to hearing and balance. Some common problems treated by Neurotologists include infections of the ear canal and middle ear (including cholesteatoma and chronic otitis media), eardrum perforations, hearing loss (including conductive, mixed, and sensorineural types), vertigo, and [...]
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What is sudden sensorineural hearing loss?
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss is a term used to describe hearing loss that develops over a very short period of time. Sensorineural hearing loss generally implies damage to the structures of the inner ear or hearing nerve. While there are many possible causes of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, in most [...]
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This holiday season, as we gather with family and friends, the crowded rooms and loud, happy environments may emphasize our hearing loss or that of our loved ones even more. If you are looking for some help, yourself, or a useful gift for someone struggling with impaired hearing, get “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Hearing [...]
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Beth Kinney, 64, of Cocoa, Fla., woke up one morning in October 2003 to a spinning room. She had experienced slight vertigo before when she was younger, but never anything this bad. Each doctor she visited said he couldn’t help her.
Kinney was finally referred to Jacksonville Hearing and Balance Institute. It took almost three months [...]
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Dr. Green returned to Nigeria in October 2011 to train surgeons, perform ear surgeries and follow up with some of his former patients. He and former missionary Dr. Joel Anthis, of Katy, TX, performed ear surgeries (primarily stapendectomies and tympanoplasties with or without mastoidectomies) in Jos, Nigeria. Dr. Anthis also performed a few non-ear surgeries [...]
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Dr. Goddard spoke at the Florida Society of Otolaryngology’s annual meeting on Sunday, November 13 at 10 a.m. in Kissimmee, Fla. “This year’s FSOHNS annual meeting was very informative, ” Dr. Goddard said. “Several excellent talks were given as ENT specialists around the state gathered with the goal of improving patient care.”
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An estimated 5.4 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, according to Alzheimer’s Association, causing problems with behavior, memory and thinking for those afflicted with this condition. Alzheimer’s is the sixth-leading cause of death in the United States.
Studies have shown that hearing impairment in older adults is correlated with the progression of dementia. During the month of November, the [...]
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Several staff members of the Jacksonville Hearing and Balance Institute and some of their loved ones participated in the 17th Annual Susan G. Komen North Florida Affiliate Race for the Cure in Jacksonville, Fla., on October 22.
The day started with a breast cancer survivor breakfast and celebration, followed by the 5K walk and 2K fun run in the [...]
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According to the Better Hearing Institute, older adults with hearing loss also appear more likely to develop dementia. As hearing loss becomes more severe, their risk increases. Researchers who conducted a study published in the Archives of Neurology found that the risk of developing Alzheimer’s particularly increased with hearing loss.
“There is strong evidence that hearing [...]
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