Specific Disorders and Conditions
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Ear and Hearing Disorders
- Myringotomy and ear tubes
- Hearing loss
- Ear infections
- Chronic ear infections (perforated eardrums and cholesteatoma)
- Antibiotic resistance (external site)
- Otosclerosis
- Ear wax
- Meniere's disease
- Tinnitus
- Mastoid cavity care
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Deafness Research Foundation (external site)
- American Tinnitus Association (external site)
- Vestibular Disorders Association (external site)
The Nose and Sinuses
Tonsils and Adenoids
Voice Disorders
Head and Neck Cancer
- General Information (external site)
Airway and Breathing Disorders
- Tracheotomy (in children)
- Recurrent respiratory papillomatosis
- RRPF.org (external site)
- International RRP ISA Center (external site)
Links Related to Tracheostomy
- Care of a child with a tracheostomy, a practical approach in caring for a child with a trach - developed by UC Davis.
- What's it like to have a child with a trach? Visit a web site developed by a parent of child who has a tracheotomy tube.
- A Bibliography on Pediatric Tracheostomy. All the medical literature you'll ever need about trachs.
- The Passy-Muir "speaking valves" for trachs, product site.
- Trach Vent, a passive humidifier for tracheostomy tubes, product site.
Miscellaneous disorders
- Neurofibromatosis Foundation (external site)
- Acoustic Neuroma Association (external site)
- American Cancer Society Homepage (external site)
- American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association (external site)
