Ear Center: Our Services

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Otology & Neurotology

The sub-specialties of Otology-Neurotology (Ear Surgery) and Pediatric Otolaryngology (Pediatric Ear, Nose, and Throat)
Otology-Neurotology are the specialized fields of medicine that are dedicated to the diagnosis and medical/surgical treatment of disorders of the ears and hearing in children and adults.

Otologic surgeons perform surgery of the ear including:

  • ear tubes (myringotomies and transtympanic tubes)
  • middle ear reconstructive surgery (tympanoplasty, ossiculoplasty, stapedectomy
  • excision of middle ear tumors
  • cholesteatoma surgery
  • chronic middle ear and mastoid surgery
  • facial nerve surgery
  • balance procedures
  • procedures to deliver medications to the inner ear
  • cochlear implant surgery
  • implantable hearing device surgery
  • temporal bone trauma surgery

Pediatric otolaryngology is the sub-specialty within Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery that treats conditions and diseases of the Ears, Nose, and Throat in children under 18 years of age.

Dr. Teoh also provides ear, nose, and throat medical and surgical treatment for children and adults.

Our Goal

Our goal is to provide you and your family with the best otologic care, ear/nose/throat care, and service possible. It is our philosophy to do our very best to accurately diagnose you or your child's condition and to give you an honest, straightforward opinion concerning your condition.

We believe that each patient deserves:

  1. an explanation of their condition in understandable terms
  2. to have a thorough understanding of their situation
  3. to understand their options and alternatives
  4. to develop a comprehensive treatment plan
  5. to have an opportunity to have all of their questions answered.

Simply stated, each patient should understand:

  1. what is wrong
  2. what can be done about it
  3. what should be done about it
  4. when it should be done
  5. what to expect
  6. what are the alternatives?

We will:

  1. listen to your history & symptoms
  2. exam you thoroughly
  3. answer your questions
  4. explain indicated diagnostic tests
  5. interpret the results of those tests for you - in understandable terms
  6. carefully explain treatment recommendations to you.

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.

If you have questions or problems…

If you have questions or problems during any phase of your evaluation and treatment, please bring them to our attention. Our goal is to understand your concerns, and hopefully, find solutions for your ear, hearing, or pediatric ENT problems.

Our Services: an outline of what we treat


We treat children and adults with medical & surgical conditions involving:

Ears

  • Ear infections and diseases
  • Hearing loss (all ages) with the goals of hearing preservation and restoration
  • Ringing in the ears (tinnitus)
  • Dizziness, vertigo, and balance disorders
  • Facial nerve disorders, including facial paralysis (Bell's palsy, Herpes Zoster (shingles), etc.)
  • Facial nerve tumors
  • Acoustic neuroma evaluations
  • Cochlear implantation for severe and profound deafness
  • Implantable hearing devices (BAHA Osseointegrated device, cochlear implants, and the Esteem™ 2000 device)
  • Stapedectomy, tympanoplasty, ossiculoplasty, and mastoidectomy (including ear drum repairs)
  • Cholesteatoma and other ear tumor surgery
  • Intratympanic medication treatment for sudden hearing loss and Meniere's disease
  • Comprehensive medical and surgical treatment of Meniere's disease
  • Plastic reconstructive surgery of the external ear and ear canal (partial and total reconstructions)
  • Correction of prominent ears (otoplasty)
  • Medical and surgical treatment of ear trauma
  • Plastic surgery repair of the external ear and ear canal
  • Trauma procedures after tympanic membrane/middle ear trauma

Nose

  • Control of pediatric nose bleeding (epistaxis)
  • Nasal foreign body removal
  • Treatment of chronic rhinitis and other pediatric nasal conditions
  • General rhinology, including rhinitis, septorhinoplasties, turbinate reductions, tumor management, etc.
  • Nasal fractures
  • Disorders of smell & taste


Throat

  • Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
  • Vocal cord & laryngeal problems, hoarseness, etc.
  • Voice disorders
  • Lingual tonsil disorders
  • Foreign body removal


Salivary Gland Disorders

  • Parotidectomy
  • Submanidular, sublingual gland excision

Airway Disorders

  • Treatment of airway problems and obstructive sleep apnea in children
  • Snoring
  • Sleep apnea
  • Tracheostomies
  • Recurrent laryngeal papillomatosis
  • Tonsillectomies & adenoidectomies
  • GE reflux

Audiometric Testing (Hearing testing)

  • Comprehensive audiometric testing
  • Tympanometry
  • Acoustic reflex & decay testing
  • Distortion product otoacoustic emission testing & spontaneous emission testing
  • Electronystagmography (including ice water caloric testing)
  • Auditory brainstem response testing (ABR)
  • Auditory Steady State Response testing (ASSR)
  • Cochlear implant mapping (Advanced Bionics and Cochlear Americas devices)
  • Implantable hearing device testing and programming (BAHA fitting and adjustments)
  • Envoy Esteem™ Totally Implantable Hearing Device (TIMED) evaluation, management, programming, etc.)
  • Hearing aid evaluations and fitting
  • Hearing aid evaluations & consultations
  • Hearing aid molds & repairs
  • Digital hearing aid programming
  • FM hearing systems
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Custom ear plugs for swimming, noise control, etc.
  • Hearing aid lab on-site for some repairs
  • Factory repair service
  • Hearing implants
  • BAHA osseointegrated device (BAHA standard and extended warranty options), including the Divino, Intenso & BP100 processors
  • Cochlear implants (Cochlear Americas & Advanced Bionics devices)
  • Esteem™ Totally Implantable Hearing Device (approved by the FDA, March 2010 and CE Mark in 2006)