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Safe headphone use: 4 essential tips to protect your hearing
Headphones are extremely popular, but using them indiscriminately can lead to varying degrees of hearing loss. Learn how to protect your hearing and transform the way you use your headphones… Read full text
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Neurologist vs. neurotologist: key differences and when to see each specialist
Understanding the differences between a neurologist and a neurotologist is essential to help you find the most appropriate medical care. By identifying the symptoms associated with the conditions treated by… Read full text
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Strange head sensations and dizziness: key clues for an accurate diagnosis
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Otology and neurotology
Otology and neurotology are closely related medical specialties that focus on the ear and balance system — but they differ in scope and complexity
Otology
Otology is a subspecialty of otorhinolaryngology (ENT) that deals with the structure, function, and diseases of the ear. It focuses mainly on problems limited to the ear itself — particularly the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear — as well as hearing and balance disorders that originate there.
Neurotology
Neurotology (also called otoneurology in some contexts) is a subspecialty of otology that deals with neurological disorders affecting the ear and its neural connections — particularly those involving the inner ear, auditory nerve, and brainstem pathways responsible for hearing and balance.