Audiology
...They also prevent hearing loss through the provision and fitting of hearing protective devices, consultation on the effects of noise on hearing, and consumer education...

Hearing Loss
In order to understand the various causes and presentations of hearing loss it is important to first appreciate How the Ear Works, and to best understand your hearing you will need to undergo a hearing evaluation...

Hearing Aid Styles
...  There are three basic styles of hearing aids:                                                                In-the-Ear (ITE) hearing aids fit completely in the outer ear and are used for mild to severe hearing loss...

Hearing Aid FAQs
... How common is hearing loss and what causes it...

Dizziness
...While each person will be affected differently, symptoms that warrant a visit to the doctor include a high fever, severe headache, convulsions or ongoing vomiting, chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, inability to move an arm or leg, a change in vision or speech, or hearing loss...

Hearing Evaluation
...  The hearing evaluation allows an audiologist to determine whether a patient has a hearing loss and, when they do, to establish the type, degree (severity) and configuration of the loss...

Auditory Brainstem Response
...Sometimes, such problems can mimic a typical hearing loss; fortunately, your audiologist has the skills, knowledge and experience to recognize hearing test findings that suggest there may be more to the hearing loss than meets the eye...

Hearing Loss - Type
Conductive Hearing Loss Conductive hearing loss occurs when sound is not trasmitted through the outer ear and middle ear efficiently...

Hearing Loss - Configuration
Bilateral / Unilateral Bilateral means hearing loss in both ears...

Hearing Loss - Degree
...Uses and abuses of hearing loss classification...

Assistive Listening Devices
...Persons who are hard of hearing, deaf, or even persons who have no hearing loss, can benefit...

Assistive Listening Devices (ALDS)
...Persons who are hard of hearing, deaf, or even persons who have no hearing loss, can benefit...

Dizziness and Motion Sickness
...While each person will be affected differently, symptoms that warrant a visit to the doctor include a high fever, severe headache, convulsions or ongoing vomiting, chest pain, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, inability to move an arm or leg, a change in vision or speech, or hearing loss...

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
...Hearing loss can be a consequence of repeat ear infections and persistent middle ear fluid...

TMJ
...When the earache is not associated with a hearing loss and the eardrum looks normal, the doctor will consider the possibility that the pain comes from TMJ...

Pediatric Obesity and Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
...This will reduce the chances of any new infections and may correct any hearing loss caused by the fluid buildup...

Tonsils and Adenoids
...This can lead to frequent ear infections and potential hearing loss...

Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate
...Hearing loss can be a consequence of repeat ear infections and persistent middle ear fluid...

Pediatric Obesity and Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
...This will reduce the chances of any new infections and may correct any hearing loss caused by the fluid buildup...

TMJ Pain
...When the earache is not associated with a hearing loss and the eardrum looks normal, the doctor will consider the possibility that the pain comes from TMJ...

Tonsils and Adenoids
...This can lead to frequent ear infections and potential hearing loss...

Child's Hearing Loss
...As with all children, there is no magic formula for raising a child with a hearing loss...

Cholesteatoma
...Hearing loss, dizziness, and facial muscle paralysis are rare, but can result from continued cholesteatoma growth...

Cochlear Implants
...Since severe sensorineural hearing loss cannot be corrected with medicine, it can be treated only with a cochlear implant...

Ear Tubes
...But sometimes, ear infections and/or fluid in the middle ear may become a chronic problem leading to other issues such as hearing loss, behavior, and speech problems...

Earaches
...It is also the most common cause of hearing loss in children...

Earwax
...This condition is called cerumen impaction, and may cause one or more of the following symptoms: Earache, fullness in the ear, or a sensation the ear is plugged Partial hearing loss, which may be progressive Tinnitus, ringing, or noises in the ear Itching, odor, or discharge Coughing What is the recommended method of ear cleaning...

Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
...AIED is a rare disease occurring in less than one percent of the 28 million Americans with a hearing loss...

Better Ear Health
...Treatment of these and other hearing losses can often lead to improved or restored hearing...

Buying a Hearing Aid: Answers to common questions
...If you have ear pain, drainage, excess earwax, hearing loss in only one ear, sudden or rapidly progressive hearing loss, or dizziness, it is especially important that you see an otolaryngologist...

Child Screening
...Many studies have shown that early diagnosis of hearing loss is crucial to the development of speech, language, cognitive, and psychosocial abilities...

Chronic Otitis Media (Middle Ear Infection) and Hearing Loss
...If not treated, chronic ear infections have potentially serious consequences such as temporary or permanent hearing loss...

Your Genes and Hearing Loss
...Inherited genetic defects play an important role in congenital hearing loss, contributing to about 60 percent of deafness occurring in infants...

Hyperacusis - An increased sensitivity to everyday sounds
...Hearing loss coupled with low tolerance to sound is termed recruitment, a condition where soft sounds cannot be heard and loud sounds are intolerable (or distorted)...

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss In Children
...There are three types of hearing loss: Conductive hearing loss: This occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer ear canal to the eardrum and the tiny bones of the middle ear...

Pediatric Obesity and Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
...This will reduce the chances of any new infections and may correct any hearing loss caused by the fluid buildup...

When Your Child Has Tinnitus
...This often debilitating condition has been linked to ear injuries, circulatory system problems, noise-induced hearing loss, wax build-up in the ear canal, medications harmful to the ear, ear or sinus infections, misaligned jaw joints, head and neck trauma, Ménière's disease, and an abnormal growth of bone of the middle ear...

Why Do Children Have Earaches?
...The procedure is recommended for treatment of: chronic otitis media with effusion (lasting longer than three months), recurrent acute otitis media (more than three episodes in six months or more than four episodes in 12 months), severe acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion and a hearing loss greater than 30 dB, non-responsiveness to antibiotics, and impending mastoiditis or intra-cranial complication due to otitis media...

Infant Hearing Loss
...Parents and grandparents are usually the first to discover hearing loss in a baby, because they spend the most time with them...

Noise and Hearing Protection
...Age-related hearing loss is the most common cause of this condition and is more prevalent than hearing loss caused by excessive noise exposure...

Perforated Eardrum
...A perforated eardrum from trauma can occur: If the ear is struck directly With a skull fracture After a sudden explosion If an object (such as a bobby pin, Q-tip, or stick) is pushed too far into the ear canal As a result of acid or hot slag (from welding) entering the ear canal Middle ear infections may cause pain, hearing loss, and spontaneous rupture (tear) of the eardrum, resulting in a perforation...

Swimmer's Ear
...Other signs and symptoms may include any of the following: Sensation that the ear is blocked or full Drainage Fever Decreased hearing · Intense pain that may radiate to the neck, face, or side of the head · The auricle may appear to be pushed forward or away from the skull Swollen lymph nodes (located in your neck) Redness and swelling of the skin around the ear If left untreated, complications resulting from swimmer's ear may include: Hearing loss...

Tinnitus
...The health of these nerve endings is important for acute hearing, and injury to them brings on hearing loss and often tinnitus...

Child's Hearing Loss
...As with all children, there is no magic formula for raising a child with a hearing loss...

Child Screening
...Many studies have shown that early diagnosis of hearing loss is crucial to the development of speech, language, cognitive, and psychosocial abilities...

Noise-Induced Hearing Loss In Children
...There are three types of hearing loss: Conductive hearing loss: This occurs when sound is not conducted efficiently through the outer ear canal to the eardrum and the tiny bones of the middle ear...

Pediatric Obesity and Ear, Nose, and Throat Disorders
...This will reduce the chances of any new infections and may correct any hearing loss caused by the fluid buildup...

When Your Child Has Tinnitus
...This often debilitating condition has been linked to ear injuries, circulatory system problems, noise-induced hearing loss, wax build-up in the ear canal, medications harmful to the ear, ear or sinus infections, misaligned jaw joints, head and neck trauma, Ménière's disease, and an abnormal growth of bone of the middle ear...

Why Do Children Have Earaches?
...The procedure is recommended for treatment of: chronic otitis media with effusion (lasting longer than three months), recurrent acute otitis media (more than three episodes in six months or more than four episodes in 12 months), severe acute otitis media, otitis media with effusion and a hearing loss greater than 30 dB, non-responsiveness to antibiotics, and impending mastoiditis or intra-cranial complication due to otitis media...

Secondhand Smoke and Children
...Ear infections are the most common cause of children's hearing loss...