Otology (Ear)

Otology is a sub-specialty within the specialty of ENT dealing with unusual diseases of the ear.  Dr. Marsh has had several years in extra training beyond regular ENT training in otology, including a professorship in Melbourne, Australia. Otologists engage in the medical and surgical treatment of ear diseases including the removal of cancers invading the bone around the ear and cochlear implantation for hearing rehabilitation. On occasion, an Otologist will assist a Neurosurgeon in the removal of tumors that arise at the base of the brain and require a surgical approach through the skull base to reach the brain.

Otology Services

• Atresia Surgery
• Cholesteatoma Resection
• Chronic Otitis Media Surgery
• Cochlear Implant
• Eardrum Reconstruction
• Stapedectomy
• Implantable Hearing Device
• Intratympanic Dexamethasone
• Labyrinthectomy
• Laser stapedotomy
• Tympanoplasty
• Tympanoastoidectomy
• Mastoid obliteration

Otology Conditions

• Age-Related Hearing Loss
• Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
• Sudden Hearing Loss
• Asymmetric Hearing Loss
• Conductive Hearing Loss
• Acute Otitis Media
• Acute Otitis Externa (Swimmer’s Ear)
• Chronic Otitis Media
• Wax (Cerumen) Build-up
• Tympanic membrane perforation
• Cholesteatoma
• Ear Canal Exostosis
• Ear Canal Osteoma
• Meniere’s Disease
• Vestibular Neuritis
• Benign Proximal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
• Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome
• Perilymphatic Fistula