To manage Eustachian tube dysfunction or middle ear effusion or in rare cases dizziness. Symptoms relating to these conditions may include ear pain, ear fullness, sounds in the ear, hearing loss

Eustachian tube establishes the connection between the middle ear and sinus

Surgery for inflamed and obstructed Eustachian tube

When the Eustachian tube is too open causing the ear drum to move excessively even when breathing

There are two ways of repairing a perforation.

Myringoplasty – Placing a patch over the perforation. This is generally acceptable for small perforations, perforations away from the ear canal, and small amount of hearing loss.

Tympanoplasty – Surgery performed behind the ear drum to examine and fix problems with the ear drum and hearing bones. Patching the perforation by lifting the ear drum. This method is slightly more invasive however has a smaller chance of failure, and is needed for large perforations, and for perforations having a large hearing loss to evaluate the hearing bones that attach to the ear drum.

Injection of steroids or other medication behind ear drum for hearing loss or dizziness

Many times ear pain is referred from sources such as the jaw joint or throat

Typically patients experience whitish discharge, itchiness, hearing loss or ear fullness due to fungal debris

Commonly known as tinnitus. Causes may be muscular tension, stress, abnormal muscle spasm, abnormalities with the blood vessels

Hearing loss that occurs within 3 days and remains constant. Considered an urgent visit as timely treatment may assist in better prognosis

Growth in the temporal bone that can cause drainage and hearing loss and erodes through bone causing significant local complications

This is the sinus behind the ear that may have chronic infection or may be the site for spread of tumors

Surgery performed behind the ear drum to examine and fix problems with hearing bones

Repairing one or more of the 3 hearing bones known as the malleus, incus, and stapes

Endolymphatic sac surgery for Ménière’s disease, plugging semicircular canal for benign positional vertigo, plugging inner ear fluid leakage which occur in conditions known as perilymphatic fistula and superior canal dehiscence

Helps restore hearing in patients with profound sensorineural hearing loss. Ideal for patients who begin to get reduced benefit from hearing aids