Web Directory

» About.com: Ear Tubes and Tympanostomy
   Provides a short video showing how the ear works and how fluid build up in the middle ear may necesitate a tympanostomy to drain it and the insertion of an ear tube.
   http://video.about.com/pediatrics/Ear-Tubes.htm

» American Academy of Otolaryngology: Ears
   Provides fact sheets on a large number of conditions that can affect the ear, their symptoms and treatment.
   http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/ears.cfm

» Cedars Sinai: Microtia
   Provides information on this rare ear disorder, a deformity acquired while a baby is developing in the womb.
   http://www.cedars-sinai.edu/14039.html

» Deafness Research UK: Ear Health
   Factsheet written for anybody who wants to keep their ears healthy and protect them from harm.
   http://www.deafnessresearch.org.uk/factsheets/ear-health.pdf

» Delaware Biotechnology Institute: Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome (SCDS)
   Several animations showing the path of sound transit in this condition.
   http://www.dbi.udel.edu/MichaelTeixidoMD/SCDS.html

» Medical Hear-it
   Information about hearing impairment, various conditions, and the use of hearing aids. Aimed at family doctors.
   http://www.medical.hear-it.org

» NIDCD: Vestibular Schwannoma (Acoustic Neuroma) and Neurofibromatosis
   Provides information on this benign tumor that develops on the balance and hearing nerves supplying the inner ear, its symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
   http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/hearing/acoustic_neuroma.asp

» National Center for Emergency Medicine Informatics: Foreign Body in Ear
   Discussion of methods of removal.
   http://www.ncemi.org/cse/cse0305.htm

» Neurotology Research Centre: Tumors
   Provides information on benign and malignant tumors of the ear including acoustic neuromas, cholesteatoma, paraganglioma and carcinomas.
   http://www.earsite.com/tumors/

» Otolaryngology on Line: Anatomy of External Auditory Canal
   Dr T Balasubramanian describes the embryological development of the ear canal, its anatomy and histology.
   http://www.drtbalu.com/ana_canal.html

» Otolaryngology on Line: Otology
   Dr. T. Balasubramanian provides an educational site for medical students covering many of the conditions affecting the ear.
   http://www.drtbalu.com/otology.html

» Otolaryngology on Line: Physiology of External Auditory Canal
   Article by Dr T Balasubramanian explaining the auditory and non-auditory functions of the ear canal, its secretions, the cerumen produced, its self-cleaning function and epithelial migration.
   http://www.drtbalu.com/phy_extear.html

» SCDSsupport.org
   Forum and support group for people suffering from the rare ear condition Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome. Includes links to related resources.
   http://scdssupport.org/

» Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
   Lecture given by J. Walter Kutz, M.D. which covers the etiology and epidemiology of this condition.
   http://www.bcm.edu/oto/grand/11_06_03.htm

» eMedicine Health - Ear Pain, Scuba Diving
   Presents the risks and treatments for scuba induced ear problems.
   http://www.emedicinehealth.com/ear_pain_scuba_diving/article_em.htm

» eMedicine Health - Foreign Body, Ear
   Consumer health resource center providing the symptoms and treatment of this common problem.
   http://www.emedicinehealth.com/foreign_body_ear/article_em.htm