Fighting Childhood ObesityUC Los AngelesRhode Island's WPRI-Channel 12 on Tuesday highlighted Dr. Quinton Gopen, assistant professor of head and neck surgery at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and his treatment of a patient with superior canal dehiscence, a tiny hole in the ear ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 5:17 pm
Allegheny General Hospital Hearing Specialists Introduce First-of-its-kind ...MarketWatch (press release)SoundBite captures sound using a tiny microphone placed within the impaired ear canal. This nearly invisible microphone is attached by a thin tube to a transmitter unit worn behind-the-ear (BTE). The BTE wirelessly transmits sound to a removable ...and more »
24 May 2012 | 12:38 pm
PR Web (press release)Atlanta Ear Reconstruction Surgeon Dr. Mark Mitchell Jones Reaches Milestone ...PR Web (press release)Microtia repair is a highly specialized and complex surgical reconstruction process that gives children a normal-looking and functional outer ear. “While there are several different methods for microtia repair, including artificial implants, ...and more »
22 May 2012 | 7:06 am
Daily Mail'If this is what it sounds like, I'd rather be deaf': Liz Jones found her new ...Daily MailI'd expected them to be almost invisible but the one for the right ear is red, the left is blue. The tip – the bit that will be seen by others as it nestles in the canal of my ear – is flesh-coloured, like something someone very old would wear.
19 May 2012 | 5:56 pm
KVALTutus for a causeKVAL"There's 40 percent hearing in that ear," Johnson said. "There's no opening to the ear canal and that'll require a bone anchored hearing aid." However, Johnson's insurance does not cover the operation costs because Ryker only needs surgery on one ear.
13 May 2012 | 7:22 pm
Ear mites in cats are no simple matterOCRegisterBy ELAINE WEXLER-MITCHELL / FOR THE REGISTER Ear mites are microscopic, spider-like parasites that live in the ear canals of pets. These mites can also infect dogs, but they are not transmissible to humans. They are an annoying parasite, ...
7 May 2012 | 11:23 am
Surgery was needed to remove abscess from behind rabbit's earThis is SomersetWithin 24 hours Jasper had his surgery and the abscess was removed. Although the lump was not that large it extended quite deeply and near to the ear canal which was a concern. All that could be done was to wait and see if the surgery was successful.
3 May 2012 | 5:58 pm
New York Daily NewsDoctors advised parents to abort girl born with deformed face, breathing troublesNew York Daily NewsThe lack of an outer ear and restricted ear canals also would mean she'd have hearing aids by the time she was 6 months old. In Belgium, it was unusual for babies to be born with Treacher Collins syndrome, caused by a genetic mutation.and more »
3 May 2012 | 10:12 am
Science gives little girl ears she was born withoutNECNThree years ago, doctors pioneered a surgery to construct the ear canal and build the outer ear in just one 10 hour out-patient surgery. "They do it in the morning and we're sent back to the hotel at night. The fact that it could be done quickly was ...
1 May 2012 | 9:33 am
IEEE SpectrumRestoring hearing with discrete device: A middle-ear microphone for more ...Science Daily (press release)Now, a University of Utah engineer and colleagues in Ohio have developed a tiny prototype microphone that can be implanted in the middle ear to avoid such problems. The proof-of-concept device has been successfully tested in the ear canals of four ...Middle Ear MEMS Microphone Could Restore HearingIEEE SpectrumTiny Microphone May Be Implanted In Middle EarMedical News TodayA new microphone implanted in middle ear will improve hearing ability.Health(Y) Destinationall 36 news articles »
30 April 2012 | 12:13 pm