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6 Solutions for Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
The Eustachian tube isn’t very large, but it can cause huge problems when it is not functioning properly, such as dizziness, pain and other issues. While these symptoms can be treated, often, we’ll need to…
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How Are Ear Tubes Removed (And Do They Get Stuck?)
If your child has been plagued with constant ear infection, one of our ear, nose and throat doctors may have suggested ear tube placement. Through this procedure, a small pressure equalization (PE) tube is inserted into the…
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Can Hearing Aids Treat Tinnitus?
It’s not unusual to occasionally experience a ringing in your ears, especially after being exposed to a loud noise or during a bad ear infection. While the noise is irritating and inconvenient, it eventually subsides. …
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What Causes Your Eardrum to Rupture?
A ruptured eardrum is a painful condition that can seriously damage your hearing, make your ear more susceptible to infection, or cause long-term vertigo and dizziness. How does your eardrum work? A healthy eardrum is a vital…
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Should You Buy Your Hearing Aid Online?
Eyeglasses, vitamins, groceries…almost everything can be bought online. With retail giants like Amazon selling items ranging from computers to emergency medical supplies, it may seem logical to save money by purchasing your hearing aids online.…
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Important Hearing Milestones for Your Baby
It’s adorable when your baby babbles and coos, but you may not realize your child is doing much more than being cute. These nonsensical noises are actually “practice” for developing the vowel and consonant sounds…
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Is It Safe to Fly With an Ear Infection?
As if flying weren’t enough of a pain. It’s stressful dealing with delayed flights, long security lines and lost luggage — not to mention the passenger beside you who always hogs the arm rest. Add…
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Five Procedures We Perform In Our Office
If your child has painful ear infections and needs to have ear tubes, this doesn’t necessarily mean a trip to the hospital, or even to the outpatient surgery unit. This is one of several services…
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Baby It’s Cold Outside: Protecting Your Ears During Cold Weather
Before you shovel snow from your driveway or to take the dog for a walk around the block, you put on a warm winter coat, gloves and maybe a hat. Or perhaps you work outside…
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Why Do Children Get So Many Ear Infections?
lmost every parent knows the stress and anxiety that occurs when your child has an ear infection. It seems like these chronic infections are almost a rite of passage during childhood. While there are several…
