Our neurotology team specializes in the medical and surgical care of disorders affecting the ear, hearing, balance, facial nerve, and lateral skull base. We care for both adults and children, offering expertise in conditions ranging from common ear infections to the most complex skull base tumors.

We work closely with colleagues in Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, and the Maryland Hearing & Balance Center. These collaborations ensure that every patient has access to the full spectrum of diagnostic and treatment options in one coordinated program.

Conditions We Treat

Chronic Ear Problems

• Chronic infections and cholesteatoma
• Eustachian tube dysfunction
• Cholesterol granuloma and other petrous apex lesions

Hearing and Balance Disorders

• Hearing loss (conductive, sensorineural, or mixed)
• Otosclerosis
• Congenital ear malformations and aural atresia
• Vertigo and balance disorders (including Meniere’s disease)
• Superior canal dehiscence syndrome

Tinnitus

• Pulsatile tinnitus from blood vessel or sinus abnormalities

Facial Nerve Conditions

• Facial paralysis from trauma, tumors, infection, or surgery

Skull Base and Temporal Bone Disorders

• Acoustic neuroma (vestibular schwannoma)
• Glomus tumors (paragangliomas)
• Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks and encephaloceles
• Temporal bone fractures and trauma-related injuries

Treatment Options

Ear and Mastoid Surgery

• Tympanoplasty and mastoid surgery
• Ossicular chain reconstruction
• Canalplasty and exostosis removal
• Cholesteatoma surgery, including revision cases

Hearing Restoration

• Stapedectomy for otosclerosis
• Cochlear implants (children and adults)
• Bone-anchored hearing devices
• Hearing aids

Medical Therapies

• Inner ear injections for hearing loss and vertigo
• Tinnitus management programs

Eustachian Tube Treatments

• Balloon dilation of the eustachian tube

Skull Base and Vascular Surgery

• Surgery for acoustic neuroma, with or without hearing preservation
• Glomus tumor surgery and other skull base procedures
• Repair of CSF leaks and encephaloceles
• Sigmoid sinus wall reconstruction

Trauma and Facial Nerve Surgery

• Repair of temporal bone fractures
• Facial nerve decompression

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