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Patient Case   Some children are born with anomalies (abnormalities) of ear (middle & inner). Mr. Hasnain Ali Jaber was one such individual born with an abnormality of the middle ear and external auditory canal. In this patient’s case, there was no external auditory canal, no tympanic membrane and a foul-smelling discharge came from a

The age-related hearing loss is the second most common old age complaints. 1 in 3 people over 60, 2 of 3 people over 70 and 4 of 5 people over 85 have hearing loss. But the heartening fact is that they don’t have to live with it. New age science has led to breakthrough medical

Bell’s Palsy as it is commonly known, is a facial nerve disorder or facial paralysis that is fairly prevalent and occurs in1 of 5000 people. It involves a loss of voluntary muscle movement within the face. FACIAL NERVE & FACIAL NERVE DISORDER The facial nerve is the nerve fibre that manages muscles on both sides

So when you feel a clogging in your ear – akin to post swim water logging – which doesn’t go away, see your doctor immediately.It could be Acoustic Neuroma, also known as a Vestibular Schwannoma, which though benign and slow growing, can exert pressure on the nerve and affect hearing. WHAT IS ACOUSTIC NEUROMA Acoustic

Children are cute, charming and jolly-good but equally troublesome fellas. One trait that they share with old people is not caring to listen to the others. It is the most common complaint parents have with their child. But, is this just part of their mischief or is your child suffering from an ear disorder which

When Do You Require a Cochlear Implant? Love is in the air says many hopeless romantics. No, Nitrogen, Oxygen, CO2 are in the air says the science and Sheldon Cooper. But more than anything else, there is vagueness aplenty in the air. It is everywhere, it is in our thoughts, actions, and speech. Vagueness in thoughts and

A young boy aged 14 yrs came to me along with his father on a regular OP day. In a casual tone, his father told me that his boy is not able to hear well in his right ear since six months. I was shocked. Six months! That’s a long time. I probed further. I