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Hearing Loss, Disorders, and Devices
Learn more about how Duke's hearing experts use advanced techniques to care for people with hearing loss and hearing disorders.
Do I Need an Otologist/Neurotologist?
If you’re experiencing a serious ear-related concern that’s affecting your balance and/or hearing, you don’t have to live with it. An otologist or neurotologis ...
Cochlear Implant Boosts Teen’s Hearing and Speech Skills
Andy Torres was a toddler when he was diagnosed with moderate to severe hearing loss. Hearing aids and speech therapy helped Andy learn to communicate, but his ...
Audición preservada después de la cirugía para quitar el neuroma acústico grande
Read in English En septiembre de 2023, a Eliana Vera González la diagnosticaron con un neuroma acústico, un tumor no canceroso en la base del cráneo que crece ...
Hearing Preserved After Surgery to Remove Large Acoustic Neuroma
In September 2023, Eliana Vera González was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma, a non-cancerous skull base tumor that grows near the brain and inner ear. Becau ...
Early Hearing Aid Helps Toddler Meet Communication Milestones
Holly VanHorn was surprised to learn her newborn daughter Nessa needed a hearing aid. As an audiologist at Duke Health, VanHorn has been helping kids with hear ...
Cochlear Implant Helps Woman Reclaim Independence, Security, and More
Natalie Williamson’s hearing loss affected many aspects of her life, leaving her vulnerable and lonely. She couldn’t hear her cell phone ring or her smoke alar ...
More People Eligible for Cochlear Implants Thanks to Expanded Criteria
People with severe hearing loss in just one ear are now eligible to receive cochlear implants. These surgically implanted devices not only improve a person’s o ...
Hearing Aids vs. Cochlear Implants
Both hearing aids and cochlear implants help people with hearing loss to communicate better. Hearing aids do not require surgery and are best suited for people ...
Acoustic Neuroma Technique Preserves, Restores Hearing
Duke surgeons are using cochlear implants to prevent hearing loss or to restore hearing in people who lost their hearing when benign tumors pressed on nerves i ...
Social Distancing Can Be Hard on People with Hearing Loss
Social distancing is impacting everyone, but it can be particularly hard on people who have hearing loss. These tips and resources from Duke audiologists will ...
It Takes a Team to Hear Again After Cochlear Implant
After 30 years of losing his hearing, 76-year-old Bryan Seiler of Wake Forest received a cochlear implant at Duke. It changed his life.
When Hearing Aids Aren’t Enough
Hearing aids may be the first step toward improved hearing, however, there is more to communicating than just hearing sounds. According to Duke audiologist Hol ...