Do you have TMJD – Temporomandibular Joint Disorder? Temporomandibular Joint Disorder, or TMJD, is a group of painful conditions that affect the jaw joint and surrounding muscles and nerves. Although TMJ Disorder is not life threatening, it can be detrimental to quality of life since the symptoms can become chronic and difficult to manage. People
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Spending Labor Day at the Beach or Pool?
if So You Could Possibly Develop Swimmer’s Ear Definition: Swimmer’s ear is an infection in the outer ear canal, which runs from your eardrum to the outside of your head. It’s often brought on by water that remains in your ear after swimming, creating a moist environment that aids bacterial growth. Swimmer’s ear is also
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Balloon Sinuplasty
What is sinusitis? Sinusitis is an inflammation of the sinus lining. If the sinus opening becomes blocked due to this swelling, normal mucus drainage may not occur, and this may lead to recurrent sinus infections and painful symptoms. Sinusitis can be acute, lasting for less than four weeks, or chronic, lasting longer than 12 weeks.
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Hearing loss in children
Poor performance in school! Could it be hearing loss? Your child performing poor in school! You may have to visit an ENT specialist and Audiologist for his Hearing Test. Even a slight hearing loss in a child is often a reason behind poor performance in class. Hearing loss doesn’t essentially mean complete inability to hear.
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Health Technologist to support sleep apnea and snoring
Obstructive sleep apnea is a very common sleep disorder caused by periodic obstruction of the upper airway. A sleep apnea is literally a pause in breathing. It can happen many times each hour while the individual is asleep. It leads to reduced oxygen saturation and is a risk factor for heart disease. Most sufferers are
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Gene therapy restores hearing in deaf mice
The inverted V’s above are sensory hair bundles in the ear, each containing 50 to 100 microvilli tipped with TMC proteins. Gene therapy restores hearing by providing working copies of those proteins. (credit: Gwenaelle Geleoc & Artur Indzhykulian). Patients with hearing loss will one day have their genome sequenced and their hearing restored by gene
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What is Tinnitus?
Tinnitus is, very simply, a ringing in the ears when there is no actual sound present. The part of the ear that is involved with sound is known as the cochlea and is a very complicated organ. Sensory hairs, internal fluid and nerve receptors/nerves can easily be damaged and create a wide range of symptoms.
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What’s new?
Hearing Aid Styles to Fit Your NeedsHearing technology has experienced rapid and considerable change in recent years. That change has made hearing devices: More cosmetically appealing than ever before Provide a higher quality of sound due to the use of digital rather than analog processing More automated and easy to use Provide more comfort and
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