Ochsner Otologists/Neurotologists offer specialty care for patients presenting with diseases of the ear, including trauma (injury), cancer and nerve pathway disorders, which may affect both hearing and balance. The department is additionally staffed by five full-time audiologists who provide state-of-the-art audiologic and vestibular assessments and rehabilitative clinical services for hearing loss and balance disorders in patients of all ages.
The physician and audiologist healthcare team within the department provides services in evaluating patients in the areas listed below.