Vocal Cord Cancer Tips

BAHA Implant
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA) is a device surgically implanted to help people suffering from a loss of hearing. Most conventional hearing aids transmit sound through air conduction. The BAHA device is suitable for conductive or mild-moderate mixed hearing loss.

Problems with hearing in the middle or outer ears can be helped with the BAHA device. The sound waves received by the BAHA device bypass the middle ear and get delivered straight to the functioning cochlea in ...more

There is a strong connection between the ears, nose and throat, as any ENT or Ear Nose Throat specialist will be able to tell you. When there is any kind of congestion or obstruction in the nasal passages, one can also feel some effect in the ears with the symptoms going from mild to severe. So how can nasal obstruction cause clogged ears? Here is our explanation!

The Connection: To begin with, let us understand the connection between the ears and the nose. There is an opening that can ...more

Your hearing is one of the most important functions your body carries out and sometimes you realize that you are losing your sense of hearing when it is too late to get it back. There are two main reasons for this. One of the reasons is age, as the inner ear's hair cells break down and do not pick up sound well. Here are 7 ways to safeguard your hearing.


1. Try to avoid loud places
It is not advisable to go to places where you have to shout to be heard such as in a street, a co...more

When the vocal cords suffer from the accumulation of non-cancerous and abnormal growth, these are known as vocal cord lesions. These lesions usually cause a variety of voice and speech related problems. These are also known as singer s nodules and nodes, which may be caused by pressure, stress and stretching of the vocal cords. Women between the age of 20 to 50 are more prone to this condition. Here is everything you need to know about the types, causes and treatment of these lesions.

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When you travel in an airplane or just come out of the swimming pool, your ears may sometimes block up and even be painful. This is what is known ear barotrauma and is caused by pressure differences inside and outside the ear drum. Severe cases may cause damage to the ear and impede your hearing.

Symptoms of ear barotrauma

Ear barotrauma usually occurs when the Eustachian tube is blocked due to differences in air pressure. The Eustachian tube is a long narrow tube that runs fro...more

Proper and sound hearing is essential for a healthy living. If you are suffering from lack or loss of hearing, chances are that you are missing out on life itself. Therefore it is imperative that you undergo treatments in case you are suffering from any kind of hearing ailment. There are various reasons that contribute to loss of hearing. Some of the common causes are-

1. Age
2. Increasing noise
3. Genetically inherited

Over the years various surgical and non-surgical m...more

Oral cancer is the development of any new swelling or ulceration in mouth cavity that invades and damage the deeper tissues or adjacent tissues around the mouth. Oral cancer, like all other types of cancer, is life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated in the early stages. It can arise from anywhere in the oral cavity; mouth, throat, sinuses, hard and soft palate, floor of the mouth, gums, cheeks, tongue and lips.

Dentists are usually the first ones to notice and detect the signs an...more

With age, many of the organs in the human body start malfunctioning. Your ear is no different. Loss of hearing is a common complaint amongst many elderly people. In fact, it is among the most common disorders in the elderly affecting around one in three people between the ages of 65 and 74 years.

Many elderly people do not acknowledge the loss of hearing due to embarrassment or social stigma. However, it is a serious issue, which needs to be treated just like other disorders in the body...more

Tympanoplasty is a surgical operation for reconstruction or repairing of a perforated eardrum (tympanic membrane) and/or the middle ear bones (ossicles). The purpose is to also improve or restore hearing at the same time. It can be performed under general or local anesthesia. Eardrum might get perforated from chronic infection or from trauma to eardrum.

Types of Tympanoplasty:

These are the following types of Tympanoplasty:

Type I Tympanoplasty (Myringoplasty): It invo...more

Eardrum perforation is a condition that is more common in young children, though it can affect people across all age groups. A rupture or a hole in the thin membrane separating the ear canal from the middle ear results in eardrum perforation.

Here is a brief account that will help you further understand the symptoms so as to seek treatment at the right time before the condition causes any complication.

Signs and symptoms:
A person with a perforated eardrum may have symptoms...more