Disorders of the ear can affect hearing & balance . Some ear disorders cause slow changes over time in your ability to hear or keep your balance, while other disorders cause sudden symptoms such as hearing loss, dizziness, ringing, or pain. Hearing loss and balance problems can affect your ability to connect with the world and participate in social activities.
At UVA, our goal is to help you gain a clear idea of how your ears work so that you can understand your symptoms and how we can help.
Conditions & Treatments
- Acoustic neuroma
- Balance disorders
- Bone-anchored hearing aids
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic ear infections
- Cochlear implants
- Congenital aural atresia and microtia
- Dizziness and vertigo (benign positional vertigo)
- Ear drum perforation repair
- Facial paralysis (including Bell’s palsy)
- Hearing loss
- Meniere’s disease
- Neurofibromatosis type 2
- Superior semicircular canal dehiscence
- Tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
- Tumors at the base of the skull on the hearing and balance nerve
- Vestibular neuritis and labyrinthitis
