Dix Hallpike Test and Repositioning Exercise
Dr. Danner demonstrates a Dix Hallpike Test as well as the corresponding Repositioning Exercise for the Left Ear and Right Ear that can be done at home. Click to [...]
News Story: FDA Lowers Cochlear Implant Age Requirement
Dr. Loren Bartels speaks with Tampa Bay 28 News regarding new age requirements and cochlear implants:
https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-hillsborough/fda-lowers-infant-cochlear-implant-age-as-infants-across-tampa-bay-area-receive-care
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PPPD is NOT a DIAGNOSIS
PPPD is NOT a DIAGNOSIS. It is a symptom descriptor. Similarly, vertigo is a symptom, not a diagnosis. Under ICD10 codes, PPPD only fits under a diagnosis code of "Vestibular [...]
Single Sided Deafness and Hearing Devices for Acoustic Neuroma Patients – Birmingham VSG
Dr. Mickie Hamiter discusses challenges and solutions related to single sided deafness. [...]
Tampa General Hospital named as the #1 hospital in Florida
We are thrilled to see Tampa General Hospital named as the #1 hospital in Florida and #16 in the United States for Ear Nose and Throat care. This is our primary hospital [...]
EVENTS AND TALKS
Dr. Allen and Dr. Danner were both selected to speak at the NFO conference this year.
Nov 2018
Dr. Danner will be speaking with the ANA Sarasota support group on April 7th, [...]
The Miracle in the Christmas Play
After hearty handshakes and friendly hugs with a lovely young couple and their daughter, we walked away thinking back about seven years earlier. When I first met them, they [...]
Maternal prenatal smoking and hearing loss among adolescents
Although smoking and secondhand smoke exposure are associated with sensory hearing loss in children and adults, the possible association between prenatal smoke exposure and hearing loss had not previously been [...]
Comparative Benefit of Stapes Surgery for Hearing Loss in Children and Teens, Some with Congenital non-mobile Stapes, Some with Disease Caused non-mobile Stapes
Of the three hearing bones, the one most likely to become "stuck" or "non-mobile" is the third one, the stapes bone. All three hearing bones oscillate in response to incoming [...]
Advantages of hyaluronic acid fat graft myringoplasty over fat graft myringoplasty.
Perforations of the ear drum membrane in children are not rare and can be a side effect of having had middle ear ventilation tube surgery. When a perforation persists either [...]