What is Meniere’s Disease? Meniere’s disease is a disease of the ear caused by an increase in the pressure in the inner ear, which affects the balance organ. The most important symptom of Meniere’s disease; sudden attacks of vertigo, tinnitus and decreased hearing. What are the causes of Meniere’s disease? The cause of Meniere’s disease…
What is Rhinoplasty? Nose aesthetic surgery or rhinoplasty is the operation performed to reshape the nose. Aesthetic nose surgery has two purposes. One of them is to ensure that the nose performs its duties in a healthy way, and the other is to reconstruct the appearance of the nose to be natural and aesthetic. Why…
What is Facial Paralysis? Facial paralysis or facial paralysis is the condition of facial nerve loss due to various causes of facial nerve which stimulates the facial mimic muscles from the brain. Facial paralysis may occur suddenly or develop gradually. What are the causes of facial paralysis? Causes of facial paralysis include head trauma, cerebral…
What is Otosclerosis? Ear calcification, or otosclerosis as its medical name, is a disease caused by a disorder related to bone formation and destruction in the bones of the middle ear which is the closest bone to the inner ear. Calcification in the stirrup bone prevents ossification in the middle ear. When the bones cannot…
Ear infection is divided into middle ear and external ear inflammation. Otitis media or otitis media are infections that usually occur in the middle ear with a bacterium or virus. The most important symptom is ear pain. Inflammation of the middle ear can cause hearing loss if left untreated. The inflammation of the middle ear…
What is Vertigo? Vertigo is when a person feels that he or she has seen what is happening around her. Vertigo is usually accompanied by nausea, vomiting and loss of balance. It is often referred to as dizziness among the public. However, not every vertigo is vertigo. What are the causes of vertigo? Vertigo is…
What is Tinnitus? Tinnitus, tinnitus, or medical language, is described as hearing, buzzing, buzzing, and sounds like water noise, which greatly deteriorates a person’s quality of life. Tinnitus may be occasional or continuous. It may affect one or both ears. It is called subjective tinnitus only if the patient hears the tinnitus, and objective tinnitus…
Hearing loss; a decrease in hearing sensitivity of surrounding sounds, difficulty in perceiving sounds, ringing or buzzing in the ear. If a person has hearing loss, it is important to know the type of hearing loss, the degree of hearing loss, and which frequencies of hearing loss affect sound. There are two types of hearing…
What is Sleep Apnea? Sleep apnea is severe respiratory snoring for more than 10 seconds with severe snoring during sleep. Sleep apnea, a disease that must be taken seriously, is a very common condition. What Causes Sleep Apnea? The most common cause of sleep apnea is that the muscles in the throat and soft palate…
Scratching of the eardrum is a treatment method that is used to discharge the fluid accumulated in the middle ear for various reasons. Scratching of the eardrum for therapeutic purposes is called paracentesis or myringotomy. Accumulation of fluid in the middle ear is caused by obstruction of the eustachian tube, fever of the middle ear,…
