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My Trips to the Hospital

Hi, I'm Cari. When I was a teenager, my best friend Claire's mom got cancer. I started offering to take Deb (the mom) to the hospital for her treatments to help give the family a break. They had all been in and out of the hospital so much, and since I'm basically family to them, it was nice to support Deb and Claire. Not to mention, I was able to learn a lot about different medical topics just be listening and watching while waiting in the hospital. It was fascinating. To everyone's joy, after a long and hard two years, Deb finally beat cancer! I decided to start this blog as a memorial to all those who have struggled with health problems and as a resource to for anyone who needs to know more about hospitals and treatments.

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How To Treat Otosclerosis

Otosclerosis affects your ability to respond to your environment and to hear other people. This condition occurs from an abnormal bone growth in the middle ear. It usually results in hearing loss.

Otosclerosis is more likely to occur in women than men. It is a condition that can affect one or both ears. Read on to find out how to treat otosclerosis.

Use A Hearing Aid

Otosclerosis is a type of conductive hearing loss. Conductive hearing loss occurs from problems to the ear drum, middle ear, ear canal and its small bones. Hearing aids are one of the most effective treatment options for this type of hearing loss.

Most widex hearing aids have the same basic parts. These parts include a microphone, earhook, tonehook, an on/off switch, a battery door and the volume control. The microphone picks up the sound and send it to an amplifier, which makes it louder.

A hearing aid makes pitches of sound louder depending of the severity of your hearing loss. Your audiologist will help fit you for your hearing device. He does this by adjusting the internal controls of the hearing aid to fit your needs.

Try A Bone Implanted Hearing Aid

If you are a worried about wearing a hearing aid, then it helps to know you have options. There have been major advances in the hearing device industry. An option is a bone implanted hearing aid. Bone implanted hearing aids can be equalized and programmed to adjust to your type of hearing loss. However, they do require surgery and must be attached to your head.

Get A Stapedectomy

A stapedectomy is a surgical procedure that restores hearing. This procedure is done through the ear canal. An incision is made behind your ear to remove fatty tissues or muscles, which is used during the surgery. The point of the procedure is to place an implant into the stapes and to return the eardrum to normal position. The stapes is a bone within the middle ear. The implant allows sound waves to pass from your eardrum to your inner ear fluids. A stapedectomy can permanently correct conductive hearing loss. However, everyone is not a candidate for this surgery. You have to experience significant hearing loss from otosclerosis to be a candidate.

Around 60 percent of otosclerosis cases are caused by a genetic predisposition. If you have a parent with this condition, then your chances are higher for getting otosclerosis. It helps to get your ears checked regularly by an audiologist.