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Otologic (Ear) Information
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Digital Hearing Aids: Hearing
Aids have come a long way. The new digital aids match the
patient's hearing loss with a high degree of accuracy and are small
enough to fit almost completely into the ear canal.
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Types
of Hearing Loss: There are two major types
of hearing loss. A conductive loss which involves the
middle ear,
eardrum or
middle ear
bones (ossicles)
and a sensorineural loss which involves the
inner ear
or auditory nerve.
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Noise Induced
Hearing Loss: Noise induced hearing loss is the
most common type of preventable hearing loss.
Search PubMed for Noise Induced Hearing Loss
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Childhood
Hearing Loss: Hearing loss in children interferes with
learning language, speech and reading. Diagnosis should be
done as early as possible.
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Ear Ringing:
Ear ringing or tinnitus is one of the most common symptoms of
hearing loss.
Pulsatile Tinnitus is a type of
tinnitus which pulsates with the heart. This type of tinnitus
can be caused by serious conditions and needs the evaluation by a
doctor.
Search PubMed for Tinnitus
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Ear Pain,
Itching and Discomfort: Ear pain, itching and
discomfort are common patient problems, but only half are from ear
disease.
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Dizziness:
Not all dizziness is from the
inner ear,
in fact, most are not.
Inner ear
dizziness, or vertigo, is a sensation
of motion not light headedness.
Search PubMed for Particle Repositioning Maneuver
Search PubMed for Meniere's Disease
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Ear Infections:
The most common cause of fever in children is an ear infection,
unfortunately the "bugs" are becoming resistant to antibiotics.
Search PubMed for Acute Otitis Media
Head and Neck Information
General Information
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Hints
for Doctors: A list of common problems and warning
signs for the doctor taking care of Ear, Nose and Throat problems.
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Hints for
Patients: A list of common problems and warning
signs for the doctor taking care of Ear, Nose and Throat problems.
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ENT Manifestations of
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
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Link to the American Academy of Otolaryngology
Patient Information Section: This web site
has abundant information on hearing loss, sinus disease, and throat
and swallowing disorders.
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National Institute for Deafness and Other
Communication Disorders Abundant Patient Information for the National Institute of
Health
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ENT
Quackery - From
Quack Watch
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Ear
Candles
To the right is a picture of an
eardrum coated with debris from an ear candle. Thus, they
certainly do not produce a suction to remove debris from the ear
canal. According to Quack Watch, the FDA Has classified Ear
Candles as a Medical Device and must approve all manufactures.
To ENT USA's knowledge, none have been approved.
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Anti-Snoring
Devices and Medications.
Michaelson and Mair report, in a randomized
blinded clinical trial, that there was no improvement in snoring in
patients that used "Snor Enz", "Breathe Right" strips or the
"Snore-No-More Pillow" View
Abstract
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Allergy
Quackery
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Use
of ear clips to loose weight: A patient shown in the right
hand picture had an ear clip placed to help her loose weight.
After 6 months she had not lost any weight but developed a cellulitis of the
auricle,
which responded to ciprofloxicillin and topical antibiotics.
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