Hearing and balance disorders can cause dizziness, lightheadedness, blurred vision, and disorientation due to issues in the balance organ in the inner ear, also known as the vestibular system.
Our team of North American and European Board Certified otolaryngologists offer a multidisciplinary approach, advanced technologies, and specialized care to facilitate optimal treatment and recovery for patients.
Diagnosis
Our expert physicians analyze the patient’s medical history and conduct a physical and neurological examination along with a series of diagnostic tests to determine if the symptoms are caused by the imbalance in the inner ear. These tests may include:
- MRI
- CT scan
- Hearing tests
- Dix-Hallpike test
- Rotary chair test
- Posturography test
- Videonystagmography
- Electronystagmography
- Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMP)
Treatments
Treatment for hearing and balance disorders varies from patient to patient. However, lifestyle and diet changes along with medication and other therapies such as balance retraining exercises, also known as vestibular rehabilitation, can help manage and treat these conditions.
More complex cases of hearing and balance disorders may require surgical interventions such as:
- Stapedectomy
- Mastoidectomy
- Ear tube placement
- Cochlear implantation
- Implantable hearing aids
- Stereotactic radiosurgery
- Other advanced ear surgical procedures
- Reconstruction of the middle ear ossicles
- Grafting of the tympanic membrane (tympanoplasty)
- Positioning procedures: Epley, Semont, or other maneuvers
