Shohet Ear Associates is one of only five practices in California taking part in the clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the investigational drug OT0-104 in reducing the frequency of extreme vertigo related to Meniere's Disease.
A brand new Sleeping Baby Hearing Test app developed by my colleague and friend, Dr. Eric Kraus, can potentially save the hearing, speech and intellectual development of babies worldwide.
A new FDA-approved device has just come onto the market and brings together the best of two different technologies to preserve and enhance low-frequency hearing while restoring access to high-frequency hearing.
A new kind of hearing aid uses iPhone features and technology to significantly improve the hearing experience---and can even benefit those without a hearing impairment.
There are many misconceptions regarding the cost of #hearingaids. We frequently see people who have purchased hearing aids that were not properly fit or matched to their hearing loss. Read our blog on making an informed choice.
Deciding on a hearing aid is not a "one size fits all" process. In her second blog on the subject, audiologist Arineh Khachatoorians discusses the many considerations that go into selecting the right hearing device.
I had the opportunity earlier this month to participate in the filming of one commercial in a series of spots, “Empowering Us All.” One spot, on a patient hearing for the first time thanks to an Esteem implant, was partially filmed in our new Seal Beach office. You can see the spot, and my comments on-camera, by clicking here.
There is a new procedure using a small medical balloon that can improve Eustachian tube dysfunction. The procedure uses a balloon catheter to widen the Eustachian tube, similar to the medical intervention used to open clogged arteries.
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders’ (NIDCD) Otolaryngology Branch is conducting a clinical research study on hearing loss associated with enlarged vestibular aqueducts (EVA). The researchers are recruiting individuals with EVA and hearing loss—and their relatives—to participate in an ongoing study.
Pendred syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes early hearing loss in children. Children born with Pendred syndrome may begin to lose their hearing at birth or by the time they are three years old. In most cases, their hearing will worsen over time.