Diving Injuries: Precautions to Prevent them
In order for the diver to enjoy diving, it is important that some precautions be taken. Most diving problems can be avoided if the prospective diver....
Ear Injuries while Diving
Diving can be a truly unique experiences. However, three different areas of the ear can all be injured during a diving expedition
Sudden Hearing Loss: Treatment & Management
Treatment of idiopathic neurosensory hearing loss remains controversial and lacks universally accepted treatment protocol. Many proprietary medicinal products..
Glue Ear: Diagnosis and Management
Most cases of glue ear don't require treatment as the condition will improve spontaneously, usually within three months. Nasal lavage...
Neurophysiology of Tinnitus
A common cause of tinnitus is inner ear cell damage. Tiny, delicate hairs in your inner ear move in relation to the pressure of sound waves...
Tinnitus: Diagnosis and Measuring Tinnitus
Starting with a thorough medical exam, the proper diagnosis and evaluation of tinnitus are both critical for successful tinnitus management...
Hyperacusis
Hyperacusis is a hearing disorder that makes it hard to deal with everyday sounds. If you have it, certain sounds may seem unbearably loud even though people...
The Ear
The Ear serves two very important purposes: hearing and balance control. The ear picks up sound waves and transforms them into electrical signals which...
Causes of Hearing Loss
Aging and chronic exposure to loud noises both contribute to hearing loss. Other factors, such as excessive earwax, can temporarily reduce...
Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSHL), commonly known as sudden deafness, occurs as an unexplained, rapid loss of hearing—usually in one ear...