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Tampa Bay Hearing and Balance Center
Harbourside Medical Tower
4 Columbia Drive Suite 610
Tampa, FL 33606
P: (813)844-4900 F: (813)844-4905
TDD: (813)844-4904

Specialists in Otology, Neurotology, and Skull Base Surgery

Loren J Bartels MD FACS and Christopher J Danner MD diagnose and treat ear, hearing, balance, facial nerve, and skull base medical problems. Our services in these areas are comprehensive. We strive to provide excellent hearing and balance services to meet our patient's physical, emotional, and life-style needs. We look forward to providing you with top quality care.

Webcast Cochlear Impant Surgery with Narration

View the cochlear implant surgery performed by Loren J Bartels MD FACS and narrated by Christopher J Danner MD at Tampa General Hospital on July 26, 2007.

Cochlear Implant Example: External Device Portion

Cochlear Implants

The cochlear implant is an electronic device that provides sound information to individuals that have a sensorineural hearing loss in both ears and do not adequately benefit from hearing aids. The cochlear implant...

Acoustic Neuroma

An Acoustic neuroma is the most common skull base tumor that involves the ear. It is a benign (not cancerous) tumor that typically begins in the balance nerve, the eighth cranial nerve. The eighth cranial nerve...

Ménière's Disease

Ménière's disease is a repetitive disorder characterized by vertigo, fluctuant hearing loss, ear noise, ear pressure, and annoying sensitivity to loud noise. The cause of Ménière's disease appears to be...

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Do You Have Hearing Loss?

While some folks with hearing loss notice the problem themselves, the hearing deficit tends to sneak up on most folks. Family members may be more blunt about your hearing...