Symtpoms of this syndrome are as follow:

Dizziness: The great majority of patients reports unsteadiness. This imbalance increases with activity and is relieved by rest. That’s why people often feel fine in the morning, but as the day passes, their balance gets progressively worse. Besides these balance problems, some patients also report a ringing in the ears. Other patients experience problems only when coughing, sneezing, or blowing their noses. This form of disease is tentatively named “valsalva-induced dizziness”.

Pressure sensitivity: It is quite normal for a person to feel altered pressure sensations when moving from a high-pressure area to a low-pressure one. Such sensations are usually felt in airplanes or after diving. The changes in air pressure that occur in the middle ear normally do not affect the inner ear. However, in the case of dehiscence syndrome, changes in the middle ear pressure will directly affect the inner ear, stimulating the balance and causing typical symptoms. 

Sound sensitivity: Most patients also report a special kind of sound sensitivity. It is not unusual for patients with this syndrome to notice that the use of one’s own voice or a musical instrument will cause dizziness.

In order to get the most out of your hearing aids, it is important to understand what the hearing aids can and cannot do. Hearing devices are not intended to cure hearing problems, but simply to assist those persons suffering from hearing loss. However, the devices can never replace normal hearing. What they can do, is maximize one’s hearing ability and greatly improve one’s quality of life. It is important to have realistic expectations about the hearing aids in order to get the most out of them. Unrealistic expectations can lead to dissatisfaction and frustration.

Hear what you’ve been missing! Do you hear, but not understand? Do you miss what is being said, or ask others to repeat themselves? Do these questions apply to you???? Have you been feeling depressed lately; a common warning sign of someone suffering from hearing loss.  One in six Americans, ages 55+ suffers from some form of hearing loss, and after age 65, that number drops to one in four! Hearing loss left untreated, can eventually effect the way the brain interprets sounds. Not many of us take care of our hearing like we should. A vast majority of us put up with hearing loss. Everyone with hearing loss should realize that there is real help available with the new, improved technologies that have become available within the last few years. 

Hearing loss can develop with age or can be caused by noise exposure. But, whatever the cause, it is a big life inconvenience in dealing with everyday activities. A great way to gain confidence and feel good about yourself is to have your hearing restored with new technologies available. It is a wonderful thing to have the quality of life back.

Videonystagmography (VNG) is a study used to clinically evaluate patients with dizziness, vertigo, or balance dysfunction. The vestibular system monitors the position and movements of the head to stabilize retinal images. This information is integrated with the visual system and spinal afferents in the brain stem to produce the vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). VNG provides an objective assessment of the oculomotor and vestibular systems.

Essentially, the standard VNG test battery consists of 3 parts: oculomotor evaluation, positioning/positional testing, and caloric stimulation of the vestibular system. The comparison of results obtained from various subtests of VNG assists in determining whether a disorder is central or peripheral. In peripheral vestibular disorders, the side of lesion can be inferred from the results of caloric stimulation and, to some degree, from positional findings.

When two hearing aids are used, two ears are listening so less power is needed. With two ears amplified, one can achieve greater efficiency and better clarity as well as hear people on both sides instead of just one. Listening from both ears gives us stereo listening, resulting in deeper sound quality and better localization- the ability to locate where a sound is coming from, whether it’s a car, a plane or another person. We don’t actually hear in our ears. Does that amaze you? We “hear” in our brain, which processes the inputs from both of our ears simultaneously. The synthesis of this input is what we recognize as hearing. The tiny differences in the signals that the two ears transmit to the brain enable us to determine the location of the car, potentially a life saving ability.

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of vertigo — the sudden sensation that you’re spinning or that your head is spinning inside. BPPV is characterized by brief episodes of mild to intense dizziness. Symptoms are triggered by specific changes in the position of your head, such as tipping your head up or down, and by lying down, turning over or sitting up in bed. You may also feel out of balance when standing or walking.

The Canalith Repositioning Treatment is often the choice of treatment for BPPV which involves a series of head movements. The goal is to move the crystals out of the semicircular canals and back into the otolith organs. If you have symptoms of a “spinning sensation” with body or head movement, it is important for you to be evaluated to see if your diagnosis is BPPV.

Lyric Hearing is the breakthrough you have been waiting for.  It is the first and only 100% invisible, extended wear hearing solution.  Unlike a traditional daily wear hearing aid, Lyric is worn 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for up to 4 months.

With no surgery or anesthesia needed, the device is placed by a Lyric trained professional completely inside of your ear canal, where it uses the ear’s natural anatomy to minimize background noise and provide clear, natural sound quality. 

Lyric can be worn during your daily activities-such as sleeping, showering, exercising, using headphones and talking on the phone.  There are no batteries to change, no maintenance is needed and no daily insertion is required.