Michigan Ear Institute's online medical library has extensive information about treatment of the ear and related structures, as well as several articles written by MEI physicians and Michigan Ear Institute videos.

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Video Archive * Medical Articles and Patient Brochures

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Medical Articles and Patient Brochures

Indexed by Topic. Select the first letter of the topic you desire.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

1. Acoustic Neuroma NIH 1991 Consensus Statement
2. Acoustic Neuromas (Patient Brochure) - SENSITIVE
3. Acoustic Neuroma Patient Experience Stories
4. Acoustic Neuroma Patient Video (transcript)
5. Acoustic Neuroma Surgical Photos - SENSITIVE
6. Airbag Deployment Study - Otologic Injuries Secondary to Airbag Deployment
7. Anatomy of the Ear - see "Ear Anatomy"

B

1. Balance Training Exercises
2. Bell's Palsy, Current Treatment
3. BPPV (Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo) background
4. BPPV Fact Sheet
5. BPPV Surgery

C

1. Cochlear Implant (Patient Brochure)
2. Cochlear Implant Update (10/98)
3. Cochlear Implant - Nucleus 24 Cochlear Implant System (slide show)

D

1. Digital Hearing Aids - see Hearing Aids - Digital
2. Dizziness (Video Transcript)
3. Dizziness Booklet
4. Dizziness, Atypical - TCD: A New Test

E

1. Ear Anatomy
2. Ear Infections (Patient Brochure)
3. Ear Infections and Cholesteatoma (Video Transcript)
4. Eustacian Tube Problems (Patient Brochure)

F

1. Intraoperative Facial Nerve Monitoring at Michigan Ear Institute (156 K) - SENSITIVE
2. Facial Palsy Patient Video (transcript)
3. Facial Paralysis (Patient Brochure) - SENSITIVE

G

1. Gold Weight - Upper Eyelid Gold Weight Insertion in Facial Paralysis

H

1. Head Noise or Tinnitus (Patient Brochure)
2. Hearing Aids background information
3. Hearing Aids - Digital
4. Patients with Hearing Aids (Patient Brochure)

I

1. Intraoperative Facial Nerve Monitoring - see F section

M

1. Mastoid Surgery - see "Chronic Ear Infections"
2. MEI Innovations for Otolaryngology Treatment
3. Meniere's disease - overview and treatment options
4. Meniere's Syndrome - Surgical Treatment of Ménière's Syndrome, August 2002 Article

N

1. Nucleus 24 Cochlear Implant System - see "C" section

O

1. Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
2. Ossicular Implants - Alternatives in Biocompatible Ossicular Implants
3. Otologic Injuries Secondary to Airbag Deployment - see A section
4. Otosclerosis (Patient Brochure)
5. Otosclerosis Patient Experience Stories
6. Otosclerosis Patient Video (transcript)

P

1. Palsy, Bell's - see "Bell's Palsy, Current Treatment "
2. Palsy, Facial - see "Facial Palsy"
3. Patient Stories - Acoustic Neuroma - also see "Acoustic Neuroma"
4. Patient Stories - Otosclerosis - also see "Otosclerosis"
5. Patient Stories - Petrous Apex Cysts
6. Patient Stories - Reconstruction
7. Petrous Apex Cyst Patient Experience Stories

R

1. Reconstruction Patient Experience Stories

S

1. Stapedotomy - Controversies in Laser Stapedotomy article
2. Stapedotomy - see also "Otosclerosis"
3. Kartush Stimulating-Dissectors (Application Note)

T

1. Tinnitus - see "Head Noise or Tinnitus"
2. TCD - A New test for Atypical Dizziness (Patient Brochure)
3. Transcranial Doppler - A New Test for Atypical Dizziness (Physician's Information)
4. Tympanoplasty (Repairing Ear Drums)
5. Tympanoplasty -- Over-Under Tympanoplasty, August 2002 Article

V

1. Vertigo - Medical and Surgical Treatment, March 1998 Article
2. Vertigo - Surgical Treatment of Ménière's Syndrome, August 2002 Article
3. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - see B section

Disclaimer

The content of this site is for informational purposes only - it does not contain recommendations for a specific patient's medical care which can only be determined following history and physical examination by a physician. Michigan Ear Institute (MEI) and its associates can accept no responsibility for any consequences arising from use of this material. MEI recommends that even the best informed patient seek medical consultation before making medical decisions.