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Effective treatments for diseases of the ear

Effective treatments for diseases of the ear

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Created by: Top Doctors editorial Sources: Top Doctors CO
Edited by: TOP DOCTORS® at 26/05/2022

Among the most common ear diseases that cause deafness, the most common is definitely the otosclerosis. It is more common in adults and women, accompanied by tinnitus ( noises heard ) and his best solution is microsurgical laser, in which the stapes is replaced by prothesis. In most cases, the hearing recovery is excellent.

The or chronic suppurative otitis are also very rare and, as the name suggests, there Drainage or pus in the ear, often untreatable with medication. Sometimes coexist with a benign tumor of the ear, the cholesteatoma, which must always be operated because, otherwise, would follow destroying the ear and could affect major organs, besides the audition. The tympanic perforations are also very common and should be repaired surgically with a small microsurgical intervention.

There auditory nerve tumors called neurinomas, which present with hearing loss, tinnitus and instability and, occasionally, with only one of these symptoms. The MRI has contributed a great help for the diagnosis of these tumors when they are still small and, therefore, prevents the progression can also result in a more severe neurological symptomatology. There are several treatment options, but the only one who manages to remove the tumor is the Surgery. If the tumor is not carcinogenic, is diagnosed early, it can even be kept audition patient, but if it grows and affects completely the auditory nerve, this is no longer possible and the surgery goes aimed at their elimination and thus to prevent their growth can cause major damage for their intracranial growth.

Advances in the Treatment

implants electronics in the ear represented a major breakthrough in the last decades. A deaf -born child or an adult who has lost most of the hearing and can not help, even with a good headset are optimal candidates for implantation. For the child, it's being done as soon as possible to obtain a good result, and always require postoperative speech therapy support, necessary for good hearing recovery and good language development. In adults who had heard earlier, recovery is easier and would require only the frequent utilization of the implant.

headphones, usually indicated when there is no possibility of recovering the hearing in a deaf patient. Although today the headset can be replaced, in some cases, by the implemented headset, for example, for aesthetic as it is totally hidden under the skin. Also in cases of intolerance of normal headset, or in cases of patients operated on so you can not fit the conventional system. The advantage, in addition to not be seen, is that the patient may be heard while bathing, showering, doing sport or is sleeping, and not carrying any external device. Moreover, it would always be compatible with a hearing aid, if necessary.

Otolaringology