Hearing Aids, hearing loss and foreign objects

Hearing Aids, hearing loss and foreign objects

It is well known that there is an increase in cognitive decline with increasing hearing loss.  Additionally, it is generally accepted that early amplification, such as with hearing aids, reduces the decrease in word understanding (speech discrimination).  What this...
Really Nice Girl with Really Gross Nasal Foreign Body

Really Nice Girl with Really Gross Nasal Foreign Body

Well, I agree that it has been quite some time that I have removed an object from a young child’s nose.  I was going to post a little story about my 68-year-old female patient who could not, for the life of her, figure out how she kept getting ear infections...