Ear Conditions

Some operations can be carried out via the ear canal without the need for any other incision around the ear. This route is known as a permeatal or transmeatal approach.

Hearing loss is common and can affect people of any age. About 16% of adults in the UK have some degree of hearing loss.

A hearing aid is a device that is used to increase the loudness of the sound reaching the ear of a person with a hearing difficulty.

Tinnitus is a word used by doctors to describe a condition when patients hear noises in their ears or in their heads.

There are a multitude of causes of dizziness which may have nothing to do with the balance organ in the inner ear.

Ear infections are common and represent a significant proportion of a family doctor's work. Fortunately, the majority of infections settle without ill effects whether the problem is in the outer, middle or inner ear, although sometimes longer term problems can arise.

Ear infections are common and represent a significant proportion of a family doctor's work. Fortunately, the majority of infections settle without ill effects whether the problem is in the outer, middle or inner ear, although sometimes longer term problems can arise.

Ear infections are common and represent a significant proportion of a family doctor's work. Fortunately, the majority of infections settle without ill effects whether the problem is in the outer, middle or inner ear, although sometimes longer term problems can arise.

A perforated eardrum means there is a hole in the eardrum, which may have been caused by infection or injury.

A cholesteatoma is a cyst or sac of skin that is growing backwards behind your eardrum into the middle ear and mastoid.

The ear consists of the outer, middle and inner ear. Sound travels through the outer ear and reach the eardrum, causing it to vibrate.

It is thought to be due to an increase of pressure within one of the fluid compartments within the inner ear. When the pressure gets too high, there is a distortion of the hearing

Protruding ears in children can often lead to a child being teased at school. It is due to a defect in part of the cartilage (gristle) of the ear, and one or both ears can be affected.