Jodi Thought She Was Deaf: But We Wouldn’t Hear Of It: Detection of Otosclerosis Made Recovery Possible
Posted to Audiology, Success Stories By Richard Gillespie, Jr., M.D. on October 29, 2008
Tags: audiogram, hearing aid, hearing loss, otosclerosis, stapedectomy
Jodi Grice knows just how life-changing a second opinion can be. That’s because four years ago, when she saw her doctor about the gradual hearing loss she was experiencing, Jodi was told a hearing aid was her only option. Fortunately, a friend suggested she go to CornerStone Ear, Nose & Throat for a second opinion. Thanks to that office visit and the treatment that followed, today she has normal hearing in both ears. After Richard Gillespie, M.D., of CornerStone Ear, Nose & Throat examined Jodi…
Technology, Ingenuity & One Operation Erase A Lifetime Of Hearing Loss For This Young Patient
Posted to Audiology, Success Stories By William A. McClelland, M.D., F.A.C.S. on October 29, 2008
Tags: audiogram, chronic mastoiditis, chronic otitis media, ear canal, ear canal reconstruction, hearing aids, hearing loss, myringotomy tube, otolaryngologist, tympanogram
By the time Caitlin Echave was a high school sophomore, she and her family were resigned to the fact that her hearing loss, which began when she was 11 years old, would never get better. She had reluctantly started wearing hearing aids, but still hid that fact from everyone except for close friends. After moving to Charlotte, Caitlin never imagined that a trip to yet another otolaryngologist would change her life forever. Caitlin was referred to CornerStone Ear, Nose & Throat after complaining that her…


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