About Child’s Hearing Many children under the age of 18 have some hearing loss including four out of every thousand newborns. Hearing loss can increase the risk of speech and language developmental delays. So, every parent and caregiver should be aware of the signs of hearing loss in his/her child and seek a professional diagnosis. How […]
Can Chewing Gum Can Prevent Ear Infections?
Really? The Claim: Chewing gum can prevent ear infections? New York Times, By Anahad O’Connor In a meta-analysis published in the Cochrane database, a University of Toronto team analyzed several studies of 3,100 healthy children at day-care centers. They found that children chewing xylitol gum were 25 percent less likely to develop acute ear infections. […]
Do You Have Tinnitus?
Tinnitus symptoms If you’ve been noticing a ringing, buzzing or other annoying sound that comes and goes, or is present at all times, you may have tinnitus. In some cases, people hear a slight ringing in their ear after attending a loud concert. However, if the sounds persist for more than a week, it is […]
Ear Diseases and Disorders Benefit From Modern Treatment Methods
Modern treatment for ear diseases and disorders Modern medicine has created ways to effectively treat a variety of ear diseases and disorders. Sydney ENT specialists have helped countless children and adults find relief from ear disorders such as ear infections, tinnitus, Meniere’s disease, hearing loss, acoustic neuroma, and more. An ear infection occurs when the […]
Children’s Learning Problems – Glue Ear
About glue ear Glue ear occurs when the middle ear fills with a sticky, glue-like fluid. The glue blocks the ears which dampens the vibrations made by sound waves as they travel through the eardrum and ossicles. Glue ear may not be obvious and may go undetected – the main and most obvious symptom is loss of […]
Hearing Problems in Children
Children’s hearing problems Hearing problems in children are a critical part of social, emotional, and cognitive development in the early stages of their lives. Children experiencing hearing problems can extend from a range of causes including: Build-up of wax within the ear canal Excess mucus within the Eustachian tube, caused by a cold Otitis media […]
Risk factors for sudden sensorineural hearing loss in adults
Risk factors for sudden hearing loss Rui Jun Lin MD, Randall Krall, Brian D. Westerberg MD, MHSc, Neil K. Chadha MD, MPH, Justin K. Chau MD, FRCSC, Laryngoscope, Article first published online: 17 JAN 2012 Objectives/Hypothesis: To review the medical literature evidence of potential risk factors for sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SSNHL) in the adult general […]
Deaf in One Ear: The School Child
Childrens hearing problems – deaf in one ear Children who are deaf in one ear should be assessed by an audiologist and an Ear Nose and Throat Specialist to check if anything can be done to correct the deafness. Some parents, teachers and doctors think that a child who is deaf in one ear will […]
People with hearing loss suffer in silence
Hearing loss SMH, AAP, August 20, 2011 More than half of Australians with hearing difficulties have not done anything to correct the problem, a survey has found. Almost one in five Australians suffers from hearing loss, making it hard for them to communicate with family, friends and colleagues in noisy environments. However, a survey of more than […]
The Eustachian Tube
The Eustachian tube The Eustachian tube, also auditory tube or pharyngotympanic tube is a tube that links the nasopharynx to the middle ear. It is a part of the middle ear. In adult humans the Eustachian tube is approximately 35 mm long. It is named after the sixteenth-century anatomist Bartolomeo Eustachi. Some modern medical books […]
Hemotympanum
About hemotympanum Hemotympanum or hematotympanum, refers to the presence of blood in the tympanic cavity of the middle ear. Hemotympanum causes The most common causes include therapeutic nasal packing, epistaxis, clotting disorders, blunt trauma to the head and skull base fracture. For patients with epistaxis, dysfunction of the Eustachian tubes is thought to be the […]