The ear is a complex system and can give rise to various symptoms, such as hearing loss, deafness, ear drainage, ear pain, ringing in the ears...
Ear and hearing conditions
There are many diverse conditions of the ear. Patients differ in the degree to which their symptoms present. While the conditions of the ear are often annoying and not serious, there is sometimes an serious underlying illness.
What are these conditions?
- Ear wax
- Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
- Sudden deafness
- Hearing loss
- Bridge Angle Tumour
- Mastoiditis
- Otosclerosis
- Cholesteatoma
- Autophony
- Pressure in the ear
Treatment for ear and hearing problems
Depending on the diagnosis, there is usually a specific treatment for each ear and/or hearing problem. The treatment may consist of medication, an adjustment of a medical hearing device or a surgical procedure performed in the hospital.
An overview of the most common treatments:
- Cochlear implants
- Stapedotomy
- Tinnitus advice
- Closing a perforated eardrum
- Hearing test
- Hearing aids
- Ear tubes