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Ear Disorders

UTHSC Hearing and Balance Center:

The UTHSC Hearing and Balance Center is dedicated to treatment of all problems patients can encounter with their ears. Hearing and balance problems are very common and can impact people at any age. Every patient with a hearing and balance disorder has a different story. Our goal is to understand your symptoms and develop a personal solution that meets your goals with respect to your hearing and balance.

The diagnosis and treatment of these disorders requires the expertise of a variety of medical professionals. The University of Tennessee Health Science Center Hearing and Balance Center brings together Neurotologists, Pediatric Otolaryngologists, Audiologists, and Physical Therapists to give each patient the comprehensive care that they need. This team offers the latest technological advances in the diagnosis and treatment of these orders, including “incisionless” endoscopic ear surgery, cochlear implantation, and skull base surgery. Our hearing specialists will work to reconnect you to your loved ones, and our balance team will work with you to help you get back control over your life from vertigo.

Our providers are leaders in the field, working with other national and international experts in the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, American Neurotology Society, American Otological Society, American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology, North American Skull Base Society, and others.

Our Specialists

Bruce MacDonald, M.D.

Associate Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Fellowship Trained in Neurotology

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Celine Richard, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Fellowship Trained in Pediatric Otolaryngology

Samuel Smith, M.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

Robert Yawn, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, Director of Otology, Neurotology, & Lateral Skull Base Surgery, Fellowship trained in Otology/Neurotology

World Class Treatment

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Hearing and Balance Disorders:

  Cerumen impaction/Ear wax removal
  Eardrum perforation
  Hearing loss
  Hearing aids
  Cholesteatoma
  Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
  Cholesterol Granuloma
  Vertigo
  Migraine-associated vertigo
  Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence
  Meniere’s Disease
  Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  Vertibular Neuronitis
  Vestibular Schwannoma/Acoustic Neuroma
  Glomus Tumors of the ear
  Middle Ear Meningioma
  Otosclerosis
  Middle ear infections/Otitis Media
  External ear infections/Otitis Externa/Swimmer’s ear
  Fungal ear infections
  Tinnitus/ear ringing

Techniques & Technology:

Our multidisciplinary team utilizes the latest technology and instrumentation to treat skull base pathology.  Some of the techniques utilized include:

  Comprehensive Diagnostic Imaging
  “Incisionless” Endoscopic Ear Surgery
♦  Advanced Microscopic Otologic Surgery
 Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA)
 Image-Guided Skull Base Surgery
  Cochlear Implants
  Middle Ear and Stapes Prostheses
  Advanced Hearing Aid Technology
  Balance Function Testing
  Diagnostic Audiology

In Your Hometown

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1325 Eastmoreland Ave  |  Suite 260
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51 N. Dunlap  |  Ground Floor
Memphis, TN 38105  |  Directions
Phone: 901-287-5437

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100 N Humphreys Blvd
Memphis, TN 38120
Phone: 901-287-7337

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