View Full Article | Source: Medscape Otosclerosis is an osseous dyscrasia limited to the temporal bone that results in slow, progressive conductive hearing loss. A full audiometric evaluation, including impedance testing, is required to evaluate patients for the condition. In addition, computed tomography (CT) scanning of the temporal bone can often demonstrate foci of demineralization [...]
Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper, The Washington Post, published a feature on bimodal neuromodulation and Lenire, the first and only tinnitus treatment to be granted FDA Approval. Read this in-depth piece to learn about Susan Rivas’ “life-changing” Lenire experience, and how treatment with Lenire turned Bojan Radojevic’s tinnitus from "loud screaming" to “virtually non-existent”. The Washington [...]
View Full Article | Source: American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) External auditory exostosis (EAE) is a condition of progressive temporal bone growth into the external auditory canal most commonly from repeat cold water and wind exposure. Several tools have been utilized for EAE excision with varying implications for intra- and postoperative [...]
Computerized dynamic posturography (CDP) provides multisensory assessment of balance. Consensus is lacking regarding CDP utility and coverage determinations vary.
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View original publication Author information: Shohet, Jack; Bibee, Jacqueline; Gende, Deanna Abstract Objective Analyze indications, findings, and outcomes of revision procedures for a totally implantable active middle ear implant (AMEI) over the past 17 years. Study Design Retrospective review. Setting Single institution, private practice setting. Subjects Adult patients using a totally implantable AMEI called the [...]
The world of medicine lost a true giant this month when Dr. William F. House passed away. Dr. House pioneered many of the treatments we take for granted today in the treatment of ear and skull base diseases. Known as the Father of Neurotology, Dr. House was the first surgeon to develop the middle fossa [...]
Joni Doherty, MD, PhD, joined her colleagues on a medical mission in October as part of Global ENT Outreach. The trip this time took them to El Salvador, where in the course of ten days they performed over 40 ear procedures on some of the country’s most needy citizens, both young and old. They also [...]
Joni Doherty, MD, PhD recently spent a week in Cambodia as part of "Impact Cambodia," a mission funded by Impact UK in the United Kingdom. The purpose of the mission was twofold: to treat ear disease in the Cambodian population, and to teach local ENT doctors about performing otologic surgery in order to create a [...]
Jack Shohet, M.D. recently traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil on behalf of Envoy Medical to instruct South American physicians on a technique he has developed for implanting the company’s Esteem implantable hearing device. Shohet Ear Associates is one of three sites worldwide engaged in clinical trials of this totally implantable hearing aid. From left are Professor Pedro [...]