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Conditions Managed Through the Center
Among the many conditions treated by center staff members are:
- Hearing loss in adults and children
- Dizziness and vertigo
- Imbalance following head injury or neurologic disease
- Ototoxicity prevention and evaluation (when medication has a toxic
effect on the ear)
Allegheny General is committed to provide patients with an academically based, cost-effective, thorough level of care. And because we are an academic health center, patients have access to a broad array of specialty medical and surgical services, as well as physicians who are skilled and experienced in their respective fields.
The Multdisciplinary Team
The Hearing and Balance Center unites the efforts of several specialists to recognize the growing number of people suffering from these disorders. A special team of practitioners in the fields of otology, audiology, neurology, physical therapy, head and neck surgery, internal medicine, neurosurgery, neuroradiology and psychology comprise the centers treatment team.
The specialized training of Allegheny General’s gerontologists and geriatric orthopedic surgeons also are used to meet the unique needs of the elderly population. These patients in particular often limit their daily activities because of dizziness and an increased risk of fracturing bones from a fall.
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