Otology: Medical and Surgical Ear Care

Personalized treatment, personalized care... medicine, surgery and everything in between

You’re one-of-a-kind, and your healthcare should be, too. At West Jefferson Medical Center, we get it. That’s why we customize care to fit your specific needs — from prescribing medicine to providing technological aids to performing surgery.

We use state-of-the-art equipment to diagnose and treat a broad spectrum of ear conditions. If surgery is necessary, you can rest easy knowing our ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists are trained in a variety of ear procedures, including these and others:

• Cochlear implant and other implantable hearing device placement
• Myringotomy (drainage of ear fluid to reduce infection)
• Perforated eardrum repair
• Stapedectomy (replacement of a middle ear bone with a prosthesis)
• Tumor removals
• Tympanoplasty (reconstruction of the eardrum)

At West Jefferson, we do it all: From persistent ear infections to more complex ear conditions like Meniere’s disease (a disorder of the inner ear that leads to vertigo), hyperacusis (characterized by heightened sensitivity to high frequencies and volumes), otosclerosis (results in hearing loss due to the ear's inability to amplify sound), and acoustic neuromas (nonmalignant tumors on the main nerve connecting the inner ear to the brain).

If you’re experiencing hearing loss — including conductive hearing loss affecting the outer and/or middle ear, sensorineural hearing loss causing damage to the inner ear, or mixed hearing loss affecting the outer, middle, and inner ear — we can help.

At West Jefferson, we’re dedicated to providing the expert care you deserve. To explore all your ear-related treatment options, call us directly at 504.934.8550 or schedule an appointment online.