Cholesteatoma Treated by Different Types of Mastoid Surgery

Canal-Wall-Up Tympanomastoidectomy with Facial Recess Dissection Although I personally no longer perform mastoid surgery, I often get asked by patients with cholesteatoma to please clarify what are the differences among the mastoid surgeries proposed by their ear surgeon. Ear anatomy is complex and the surgery to address such a complex area is also not easy to understand. As such, a new webpage has been created to not so much explain what cholesteatoma is (a destructive cyst-like skin…

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The 4 Basic Principles That Underly a Hoarse Voice [VIDEO]

A new video has been created showing what the 4 underlying principles that lead to a hoarse voice are. Examples of the different types of hoarse voice are also shown. By understanding these principles, one can have a better understanding of what may be going on if the voice becomes raspy or hoarse. Here are a few of the different types of vocal cord pathology shown in the video: • Vocal cord bowing • Vocal cord paralysis • Vocal cord polyp • Vocal cord pre-nodules • Vocal cord nodul…

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