Hearing and Balance Center

EVMS Otology-Neurotology offers diagnosis and treatment of disorders affecting the ear, hearing and balance system, facial nerve and related structures in both children and adults. Our services include:

• Evaluation and treatment of chronic ear diseases such as otitis media, perforations of the eardrum, cholesteatoma and conductive hearing loss
• A hearing restoration program featuring the latest technological advances including cochlear implantation, digital and semi-implantable hearing aids
• The Tinnitus and Hyperacusis Center which offers a multidisciplinary approach for management of tinnitus and loudness sensitivity
• Associated basic science and applied research focusing on new techniques for hearing restoration and eradication of dizziness/imbalance
• A comprehensive adult and pediatric family-centered cochlear implant program where patients receive the highest quality care and have access to the latest technology and research
• Newborn and pediatric hearing testing and hearing aids provided by audiologists with extensive pediatric experience
• Diagnosis and management of skull base disorders such as vestibular schwannoma (acoustic neuroma), cerebrospinal fluid leaks, encephalocele (neural tube defect), superior semicircular canal dehiscence (a medical condition of the inner ear), and facial nerve disorders
• Surgical correction of otosclerosis with stapedectomy

EVMS has received national recognition for the Hearing and Balance Center evaluation and management of hearing loss, dizziness and balance disorders. We have also received national and international recognition for our accomplishments in the field of early identification and remediation of hearing loss in newborns.

We also offer continuing physician medical education through local seminars and the semi-annual Temporal Bone Dissection Course. We also participate as an FDA investigational site for a variety of medical and surgical protocols dealing with hearing loss and balance disorders.

EVMS Otology is led by the only American Board of Otolaryngology board-certified Neurotologists in Hampton Roads.