by Sean Flanagan | Apr 25, 2026 | Uncategorized
When a patient is identified with an asymmetric sensorineural hearing loss a MRI is required to exclude the presence of a lesion affecting the nerve of hearing and balance. The commonest lesion found is a vestibular schwannoma. A rare differential diagnosis is a...
by Sean Flanagan | Sep 21, 2025 | Uncategorized
With a conductive hearing loss and normal otologic examination the most likely diagnosis is that of otosclerosis. A normal tympanic membrane and middle ear cleft An audiogram showing bilateral significant conductive hearing loss A CT scan is arranged mainly to...
by Sean Flanagan | Sep 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Management of paragangliomas
by Sean Flanagan | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Sometimes despite maximal medical management chronic eustachian tube obstruction occurs. This often necessitates the use of long lasting ventilation tubes. Most ventilation tubes will automatically grow out of the ear drum and we hope that by that time the underlying...
by Sean Flanagan | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
The management of exostoses
