Overview
Otolaryngology
focuses on health and conditions of the ears, nose and throat. Although some local conditions such as nasal allergies have a regional manifestation, they very well can incorporate other systems such as the immune system in this case.
Ear, Nose & Throat News
FDA Approves Esteem - First Totally Implanted Hearing System
Dec 31 - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of the Esteem an implanted hearing system used to treat moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss, a type of permanent hearing...
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Electronic Nose Sniffs out Toxins
Mar 24 - Imagine a polka-dotted postage stamp-sized sensor that can sniff out some known poisonous gases and toxins and show the results simply by changing colors. Support for the development and applicatio...
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iPOD: $299 plus Chronic Tinnitus
Sep 15 - Aside from losing out on 300 perfectly crisp dollar-bills that could have gone to something more useful, now there is evidence of more problems with portable listening devices.
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