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Cochlear Implant Method Allows Local Man to Remain Awake During Surgery
After decades of hearing loss, Dick Schreck got a cochlear implant at UH using local anesthesia instead of general anesthesia, a method used at only a few centers in the country.
Cochlear Implant Gives Woman Back Her Independence
When hearing loss compounded Patricia Clifton’s ability to communicate as she had already been diagnosed with a vocal cord issue., she turned to University Hospitals otologist, Sarah Mowry, MD, who performed cochlear implant surgery.
Woman Receives Treatment to Improve Hearing Loss Caused by Tumors
Registered nurse Amy Haslage’s hearing improves after treatment for neurofibromatosis 2 (NF2), a disorder in which tumors grow on both auditory nerves.
Subtle Symptoms Point to Benign Brain Tumor
Audiologist Ellen Snider’s hearing and facial nerve functioning are preserved after UH doctors remove a large benign tumor from her brainstem.