Coordinating Humanitarian Efforts
Imagine if every otologist/neurologist in the United States cultivated a sustainable global project during their career? With over 300 neurotologists in the United States, the impact would be monumental, supporting countries around the world with the skills and resources they need to prioritize hearing health in their local communities. Sustainable outreach and long-term partnership in…
Addressing Policy Issues
Careful consideration of health disparities in conjunction with policy reform is necessary to address how hearing loss disproportionately affects low-income communities. Few people think about hearing until they start to lose it or observe the effects of hearing loss in a friend or family member. Fewer still think about how hearing disproportionately affects individuals from…
Temporal Bone Dissection Course
The House Institute’s temporal bone dissection course is designed for the resident or physician looking to advance or update their knowledge and practical skills in temporal bone dissection and surgery. The course includes lectures in otology, neurotology, and skull base surgery and hands-on dissections exercises that aim to improve surgical skills. Topics Presented History of…
Temporal Bone Dissection Manual
Price: $75.00 (includes domestic shipping) Bulk rate available Ships through USPS postal service, standard ground The Temporal Bone Surgical Dissection Manual, 3rd edition by Ralph Nelson, MD, is one of the standards for training neurotologists and otolaryngologists. This volume is an introduction to the basic techniques for surgical dissection of the temporal bone in a…
Visiting Physicians Program
The House Institute Foundation and House Clinic welcome otolaryngologists, neurosurgeons, residents in training, and hearing health specialists from all over the world to participate in its Visiting Physicians Program. There is no charge for the Visiting Physicians Program. The House Clinic welcomes visiting doctors all year round. Visiting Physicians Program participants stay for a few…
Fellows
This ACGME-accredited 2-year program is a neurotology lateral skull base surgery program designed to advance education beyond that of an otolaryngology residency in the diagnosis and management of disorders of the temporal bone, lateral skull base, and related anatomical structures. Fellows will receive comprehensive training in extradural skull base approaches and postoperative care of lateral skill…
NF2
Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) is a rare genetic condition that predisposes patients to tumors of the brain, spine and peripheral nerves (schwannomas, meningiomas, and ependymomas). Its incidence is one in every 33,000 to 40,000 individuals. The hallmark of NF2 is the development of tumors affecting the balance nerves in both ears (vestibular schwannomas). This condition is caused by a mutation in the NF2 gene…
Tinnitus
Tinnitus is characterized by a perception of sound in ears with no external cause. This sound can come in the form of ringing, beeping, clicking, hissing, buzzing, etc. Tinnitus is not a disease, but a symptom. There are many causes, but it is very common in patients with hearing loss. There are two types of…
Vestibular
Dizziness is a very common problem affecting the population. It particularly affects individuals as they become more elderly and can lead to problems such as increased falls. The two most common types of dizziness include a condition called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo which is caused by loose calcium crystals in the inner ear and vestibular…
Cochlear Implant/ABI
Cochlear Implants and Auditory Brainstem Implants help to amplify or provide a sense of sound to the profoundly deaf and hard of hearing. The cochlear implant is a complex electronic device that bypasses damaged portions of the ears to directly stimulate the auditory nerves. A cochlear implant consists of a microphone, a speech processor, a…