Feelings of vertigo, dizziness, and loss of balance are more prevalent than most people realize; 42% of the United States population (ninety million people) experience this at least once during their lifetime, and for many the condition becomes chronic. In the elderly, dizziness is the most common reason that people over seventy five visit a…
Posts Categorized:Common conditions of the ear
Blockage of the outer ear canal due to an accumulation of ear wax is one of the most prevalent causes of temporary hearing loss. If you are rather confident that ear wax is the source of your short-term hearing loss, you almost certainly want to clean your ears. Although this is a normal desire, it…
There are several good reasons why Central Auditory Processing Disorder, or CAPD, is difficult to diagnose properly. Conventional hearing tests do not always catch CAPD because the condition originates in the brain, not the ears. Youngsters with CAPD can hear spoken phrases and sounds, especially speech, but their brains improperly process the signals sent by…
