There has been a lot of speculation about a supposed link between cell phone use and brain tumors. Widespread media coverage on the brain tumor that killed attorney Johnnie Cochran and Senator Edward M. Kennedy's recent diagnosis with malignant glioma make it seem like brain cancer is on the rise. In fact, brain cancer is [...]
Many people equate the Nobel Prize with Peace. In reality, Nobel Prizes have been awarded for achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and peace since 1901. In honor of Georg von Békésy, who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1961 for his discoveries of how sound is analyzed and communicated [...]
There’s no question that iPods have changed the way Americans listen to their music. With devices that can store several days’ worth of songs and videos, a listener could literally tune into music or podcasts around the clock. Unfortunately, those ubiquitous little earbuds have also changed how intensely sound is delivered to the listener.Ear buds [...]
Jack Shohet, M.D. recently travelled to Paris, France on behalf of Envoy Medical to instruct European 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. Dr. Shohet is shown here with [...]
One of the most common questions I receive from patients and attendees at public talks is, “How can I get rid of my annoying ear wax?” With the recent release of new guidelines on ear wax removal by the American Academy of Otolaryngology, I think this is a great time to revisit this topic.Many people [...]
Antibiotic overuse is a serious problem in medicine today. Patients suffering with colds often go to their doctor to request an antibiotic--but colds are caused by a virus. Antibiotics are used to treat harmful bacteria, they do nothing to treat viruses. When antibiotics are used inappropriately, they can breed resistance in the bacteria to that [...]
It’s a documented fact that hearing impaired children usually lag behind when it comes to speech development. Kids that have a unilateral hearing loss—that is, they hear with only one ear—are seven times more likely to fail a grade than their normal hearing peers. The earlier that you can rehabilitate a hearing loss, the better [...]
As a medical doctor who specializes in treating the ear, I am constantly reading the latest studies and exploring new technologies and treatments that are aimed at ear ailments. I also run across interesting sites that are ear-related. My blog is a way of sharing these tidbits not only with my patients, but anyone who [...]
Dr. Jack Shohet recently traveled to London, England to teach a specialized technique he has developed for implanting the Esteem implantable hearing aid. His trip was sponsored by Envoy Medical. Pictured are Dr. Alec Fitzgerald O'Connor, FRCS of London, and Maurizio Barbara, MD, of Sapienzo University in Rome, Italy with Dr. Jack Shohet.