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SARATOGA EAR & SINUS SURGERY CENTER, P.C.,

195 Church Street,

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. 12866

Mark Levenson, MD, F.A.C.S.
For an appointment, please call 518-587-2300.


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howard @sharkane.net

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The Ear Surgery Information Center offers and maintains this web site to provide information of a general nature about the conditions requiring the services of an ear surgeon. The information is provided with the understanding that ESIC is not engaged in rendering surgical or medical advice or recommendations. Any information in the publications, messages, postings or articles on the web site should not be considered a substitute for consultation with a board-certified otolaryngologist (ear, nose and throat specialist) to address individual medical needs. Individuals' particular facts and circumstances will determine the treatment which is most appropriate. All information contained within this web site is the copyrighted property of the Ear Surgery Information Center.

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The ear is the prime organ of hearing and balance, two functions which are most important to every facet of our everyday lives. Ears have three components which work in tandem to produce these


It is important to understand their makeup and functioning in the overall processes of hearing and balance. Thus, these pages will try to inform.

DISEASES, INJURIES AND INFLAMMATIONS OF THE EAR INCLUDE:

Hearing loss can be categorized into only three types:

     
  1. CONDUCTIVE hearing loss due to reduced transmission of sound waves through the ear drum and the bones of hearing.
  2. SOME CASE HISTORIES--A TRAUMATIC DISLOCATION
  3. NERVE loss or absence, usually the result of neural damage or a complete absence of the nerves or hearing
  4. MIXED hearing loss due to a combination of conductive and neural loss
Most surgically treatable types of hearing loss pertain to CONDUCTIVE loss.

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