Sleeping with Ear Plugs
Can wearing ear plugs at night after night be harmful?
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July, 2010
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July, 2010
Saturday Evening Post Relays How New Implantable Hearing Aid Changes Lives
An article in a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post features a touching article on how the latest implantable hearing technology has changed the lives of a sister and her brother.I performed the revision surgery on Mary Kay Windham with the Envoy Esteem implantable hearing aid in May 2005 as part of the clinical [...]
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July, 2010
Dr. Joni Doherty Joins Mission to Cambodia
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 [...]
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June, 2010
Migraine-Associated Vertigo
By Joni Doherty, MD PhD Migraine-associated vertigo (MAV) refers to dizziness and/or vertigo that is commonly thought to be related to migraine. Many patients diagnosed with MAV do not have headaches, or have chronic non-specific headaches that don't fit into the migraine classification developed by the International Headache Society. MAV was previously rarely diagnosed, but [...]
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June, 2010
Single-sided hearing loss impairs kids’ language
According to a study published in May 2010 in the journal Pediatrics, hearing loss in one ear is enough to cause language problems for kids. Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri tested 74 pairs of school-age siblings. Half the children had hearing loss in one ear, while their siblings had normal hearing.The study [...]
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May, 2010
Folic Acid Helps Prevent Hearing Loss in Men
A study of more than 3500 men over a nearly 20-year period has found that folic acid may reduce the risk of hearing loss in men by 20 percent. The results of the study were presented at the 2009 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting in San Diego.Men [...]
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May, 2010
Roller Coasters Can Provide More than Just Thrills
According to research conducted by otolaryngologists at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, roller coasters can give you more than a quick shot of adrenaline. They have linked the force of acceleration in roller coasters to ear barotrauma, which in extreme cases can lead to temporary hearing loss, dizziness, ear pain or the sensation of ear [...]
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April, 2010
Managing Childhood Ear Infections
Anyone who has ever parented small children knows they are prone to ear infections. Ear infections are the most common illness among infants and young children, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, which estimates that three of every four kids develops an ear infection before age 4. A vaccine called Prevnar 13 can [...]
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March, 2010
Study Finds Link Between Hearing Loss and Painkillers
A study conducted by researchers from Harvard University, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Vanderbilt University and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary found that regular use of pain killers such as aspirin, acetaminophen and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of hearing loss in men below 60.
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February, 2010
Children with Cochlear Implants Adjust As Well As Their Hearing Peers
A study written up in the February 1 issue of Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery reports that children with cochlear implants rate their quality of life as highly as children with normal hearing. It is one of the first studies that looked at children as well as their parents.