Ear Center: About The Ear Center of Greensboro, P.A.

Eric M. Kraus, M.D., M.S., F.A.C.S.
Su Wooi Teoh, M.D., M.S.
Amy M. Daughton, M.Ed., CCC-A
Stephanie Nance, M.A., CCC-A
Joanna Smock, M.Ed., CCC-A
Jennifer M. Burkey, B.A.

Our Practice

The Ear Center of Greensboro, P.A. is a group surgical practice, specializing in diagnosing and treating medical and surgical conditions of the ear (Otology) in both children and adults. We provide specialized otologic care including performing:

  1. medical and surgical treatment of diseases and conditions of the ear and vestibular (balance) system, including disorders of the facial nerve and acoustic neuroma surgery
  2. hearing restoration
  3. pediatric otolaryngology evaluations and surgery
  4. routine and comprehensive hearing and balance evaluations (complete audiologic services)
  5. hearing aid evaluations, fitting, and service at our Hearing Aid & Hearing Implant Center
  6. implantable hearing devices including: the BAHA Osseointegrated hearing device, the ESTEEM™ Totally Implantable Hearing Device, and multi-channel cochlear implants (Advanced Bionics and Cochlear Americas cochlear implants).

Board Certified Surgeons

Our surgeons are Board Certified by the American Board of Otolaryngology (EMK & SWT) and are active Fellows of the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (EMK). Our physicians are specialized in treating diseases of the ear (Otology) as well as pediatric patients (Pediatric Otolaryngology). It is our philosophy that sub-specialization within our practice allows us to deliver the highest quality, "super-specialty" care to our patients by surgeons who are not only well-trained but are able to continuously refine their skills on a daily basis.

Audiologists

Our group has one masters level certified audiologist, one research audiologist, and one part time master's level audiologist, and one student audiologist who assist us in:

  1. diagnosing and treating hearing loss and balance disorders
  2. fitting conventional and digital hearing aids
  3. programming cochlear implants (Advanced Bionics and Cochlear Americas)
  4. maintaining and adjusting implantable hearing devices such as the BAHA device
  5. evaluations, management, and programming of the Envoy ESTEEM™ Totally Implantable Hearing Device
  6. performing specialized hearing evaluations such as Central Auditory Processing (AP) testing

Audiometric Testing

We perform:

  • basic comprehensive audiometry
  • visual response audiometry
  • tympanometry
  • distortion product otoacoustic emission testing (DPOAE's and spontaneous emission testing)
  • specialized audiometric tests
  • electronystagmography (balance or vestibular testing)
  • auditory brainstem response audiometry (ABR or BAER) including Auditory Steady State Audiometry (ASSR)
  • cochlear implant mapping (programming)
  • ESTEEM device programming

We specialize in:

Our team of highly qualified surgeons and audiologists are dedicated to comprehensive hearing restoration through medicine, surgery, digital hearing aids, and cutting edge hearing implant technologies. We test hearing in all ages from birth to maturity.

If you would like to learn more about The Ear Center of Greensboro, P.A., please contact us at (336) 273-9932.

Last revised April 23, 2010