Ear

Hearing & Hearing Loss How the ear works Human ear is a little miracle of biotechnology. It has the ability to receive sound waves and convert them into electrical signals,…

Hearing Aids   Hearing Aids are amplifiers, which increase the intensity of sound and present it louder to the ear. They are not a treatment device. They cannot either improve…

Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) What it is An innovative hearing device, which collects the sounds with a sensitive microphone and transmits them to the organ of hearing (inner ear)…

Secretory Otitis Media (Glue Ear) In children who have chronic adenoid inflammation or hypertrophy, ventilation of the middle ear space is impaired, due to dysfunction of the eustachian tube. Resulting…

Sudden Hearing Loss If the hearing loss happens suddenly or develops over a period of up to three days, it is called sudden hearing loss. Sudden hearing loss may have…

Chronic Otitis Chronic Inflammation of the ear can have various possible causes, the most important being inadequate treatment of acute ear infections, especially in patients who also have poor ventilation…

Otosclerosis Fetal inner ear is made of cartilage. It is gradually ossified by special bone-producing foci, which complete their work before birth. Sometimes, these bone producing areas of the ear…

Otoplasty (correction of prominent ears) If the cartilage of the ear does not develop normally, disfigurements can occur, such as prominent ears. Although these cartilaginous anomalies do not cause any…

Ear problems in diving Despite his love for water, man is a creature evolved to live on land. Our ear is a hypersensitive organ, capable of handling minute air pressure…