Ear tube insertion - series
Ear tube insertion - series

Cochlear implant
Cochlear implant

Aging changes in the senses
Aging changes in the senses are perceptual changes related to growing older.

Electronystagmography
Electronystagmography

Autistic behavior
Autistic behavior describes behavioral patterns similar to those seen in .

Speech impairment (adult)
Speech impairment can be any of several speech problems, particularly the following: Dysarthria is occasionally confused with aphasia. It is important to distinguish between a difficulty in articulation of words versus a problem with the production of language, as these have different causes.

Focal neurological deficits
Focal neurological deficits

Hearing loss
Hearing loss is the total or partial inability to hear sound in one or both ears.

Ear noises or buzzing
Tinnitus is the medical term for "hearing" noises in your ears when there is no outside source of the sounds. The noises you hear can be soft or loud. They may sound like ringing, blowing, roaring, buzzing, hissing, humming, whistling, or sizzling. You may even think you are hearing air escaping, water running, the inside of a seashell, or musical notes.

Hearing or speech impairment - resources
Hearing or speech impairment - resources

MMR - vaccine
The MMR combined vaccine protects against , , and .

Alstrm syndrome
Alstrm syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by progressive , , early-onset type 2 , and . Intelligence is not affected.

Trisomy 13
Trisomy 13 is a syndrome associated with the presence of a third (extra) number 13 .

Congenital rubella
Congenital rubella is a group of physical abnormalities that occur in an infant as a result of infection of the mother with rubella virus.

Methylmercury poisoning
Methylmercury poisoning is neurological damage caused by methylmercury.

Rubella
Rubella is a contagious viral infection with mild symptoms associated with a rash.

Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder
Mixed receptive-expressive language disorder is a language disability which causes impairment of both the understanding and the expression of language.

Autism
Autism

Multiple lentigines syndrome
Multiple lentigines syndrome

Basal cell nevus syndrome
Basal cell nevus syndrome is an inherited group of multiple defects involving the skin, nervous system, eyes, glands, and bones. The condition causes an unusual facial appearance and a predisposition for skin cancers.

Waardenburg syndrome
Waardenburg syndrome is a group of hereditary conditions characterized by and partial (pale skin, hair and eye color).

Tay-Sachs disease
Tay-Sachs disease is a familial disorder found predominantly in Ashkenazi Jewish families that results in early death.

Encephalitis
Encephalitis is an inflammation (irritation and swelling with presence of extra immune cells) of the brain, usually caused by infections. See also .

Congenital toxoplasmosis
Congenital toxoplasmosis is a group of symptoms and characteristics caused by infection of the fetus with the organism .

Congenital syphilis
An infection caused by the spirochete () passed from mother to child during fetal development or birth.

Congenital cytomegalovirus
Congenital cytomegalovirus is a cluster of findings associated with infection of the fetus by cytomegalovirus.

Scheie syndrome
Scheie syndrome is one of a number of heritable mucopolysaccharide storage diseases and is characterized by the absence of the enzyme a-L-iduronidase and the excretion of increased levels of dermatan and heparan sulfate in the urine.

McCune-Albright syndrome
McCune-Albright syndrome is a genetic disease affecting the bones and pigmentation of the skin, which also causes hormonal problems and premature sexual development.

Hurler syndrome
Hurler syndrome is an inherited disease that belongs to a group of diseases called mucopolysaccharidoses. Storage of abnormal quantities of this material (mucopolysaccharide) in different body tissues is responsible for the symptoms and appearance of the disease.

Krabbe disease
Krabbe disease is an inherited disorder characterized by a deficiency of the galactocerebroside beta-galactosidase (galactosylcereamidase). It results in destruction of , a fatty material that surrounds and insulates many of the nerves.

Acoustic trauma
Acoustic trauma is injury to the hearing mechanisms within the inner ear, caused by excessively loud noise.

Cholesteatoma
A type of located in the middle ear.

Occupational hearing loss
caused by damage to the inner ear from noise or vibration as a result of certain occupations or forms of entertainment.

Age-related hearing loss
Age-related hearing loss

Otosclerosis
Otosclerosis is an abnormal bone growth in the middle ear that causes .

Herpes zoster
Herpes zoster is an , localized infection with varicella-zoster virus, which causes a painful, blistering rash.

Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder associated with uncontrollable and frequent daytime sleeping.

Alzheimers disease
Alzheimers disease

Multi-infarct dementia
Multi-infarct dementia

Dementia
Dementia

Otitis media - chronic
Otitis media is an inflammation or infection of the middle ear. Chronic means recurring or persistent. (Compare .)

Meningitis - meningococcal
Meningococcal meningitis is an infection caused by the bacterium (also known as meningococcus) that causes inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Meningitis - pneumococcal
Pneumococcal meningitis is an inflammation or infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord caused by (also called pneumococcus).

Alport syndrome
Alport syndrome is an inherited disorder (usually X-linked) involving damage to the kidney, , and in some families, loss of hearing. The disorder may also include eye defects.

Pagets disease
Paget's disease is a metabolic bone disease that involves bone destruction and regrowth which results in deformity.

Ear emergencies
Ear emergencies