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In some cases, an ear infection can cause temporary hearing loss. The term for this type of hearing loss is “conductive hearing loss” and it occurs when the infection blocks sound from reaching the middle ear via the ear canal.

Dr. Wazen sits down to answer frequently asked questions about tinnitus. Tinnitus is the noise from within your ear or from inside your head, that nobody else can hear. There are different forms of Tinnitus that often require different treatments.

Dr. Wazen sat down with Cochlear America to discuss his long career working with the Cochlear™ Baha® System. In their featured TECH talk video, Dr. Wazen talks about the Baha surgical procedure, saying, “It’s a very efficient, easy and effective way...

Watch as Dr. Silverstein discusses the successful Hyperacusis surgery with patient Sandra McDonald. 

Wondering if you're a good candidate for Balloon Sinuplasty? Check out our video to see the benefits and post-operative care instructions for Balloon Sinuplasty surgery at the Silverstein Institute. 

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), there are presently over 37 million Americans with hearing loss. Many of those with hearing loss are older individuals. According to the NIDCD, about a...

In this video, Dr. Silverstein sits down to discuss the three types of Meniere's disease and the treatment for each. Depending on the type of Meniere's disease that the patient is dealing with, there are several courses of action that can be taken...

There has been a lot of attention lately to the relationship between hearing, specifically hearing loss, and brain health. There are multiple factors that relate to brain health, one of which is good hearing, explains Dr. Jack J. Wazen, MD, FACS.

Over time our hearing can potentially begin to fade. Aging of the hearing system, however, is symmetric. If a problem occurs in one ear, whether hearing loss, a sound, or some other complication, this is not due to aging. 

I recently had surgery performed on my left ear by Dr. Seth Rosenberg. I have been in the entertainment industry for the past 40 years and was unsure if I would be able to fully perform my audio duties ever again. But I was able to put Dr....