Hearing loss is a large and growing problem in the U.S. And research suggests that it's not only older adults who are having difficulty, but younger people as well. A study published in the journal JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery this month suggests that the number of American adults with hearing loss is expected to nearly double [...]
Patients who complain they can't hear their friends at a noisy restaurant, but pass a hearing test in their doctor's office, may be describing hidden hearing loss. Now, less than six years since its initial description, scientists have made great strides in understanding what hidden hearing loss is and what causes it. In research published [...]
Updated Guidelines Provide Do's and Don'ts for Healthy Ear Care The American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) recently published updated guidelines on best practices for dealing with earwax, the first in almost a decade. They stressed that the wax is as beneficial as nose mucus or eyelashes and should be left alone as much [...]
Last November, Dr. Joni Doherty spent a week in Guatemala City as part of a special mission with Mending Kids, which gives sick kids life-saving surgical care while advancing education and training towards medical self-sufficiency in their communities. Dr. Doherty is pictured here to the left with Heidy, who is 10 years old and underwent a [...]