Post Author: Mike Armstrong, MD

Hearing loss affects more people than you think

Conditions

March 18, 2012

Despite remarkable changes in technology, only 20% of patients who could benefit from hearing aids actually wear them. Reasons vary, but include a lack of awareness among patients and physicians, fear of stigmatization, and failure to recognize the immense value of hearing aids on social life and productivity.

Hearing loss affects 36 million Americans according to the National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders (NIDCD). One third of people …

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Plastic surgery is part of the ENT surgeon repertoire

Mike Armstrong, MD

Physician

February 16, 2012

Do ear surgeons perform facelifts? Absolutely!

And we perform nose surgery and throat surgery, too!

A recent article in the New York Times presented a scathing editorial on complications caused by poorly trained surgeons. However, the implication of the title “Ear surgeons performing facelifts,” is misleading and overlooks the fact that a large portion of training in the specialty of ear, nose and throat surgery includes plastic and reconstructive surgery of …

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