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ENT – Hearing & Balance
Hearing and Balance Clinic
We are happy to have a cochlear implant unit complete of team members, including a surgeon, an audiologist, and a speech therapist, which makes Al Zahra Hospital Dubai unique in offering this service in the United Arab Emirates. Our professionals do all hearing exams starting at birth.
We have a specialist that treats both children and adults with swallowing issues.
Spontaneous Vertigo is Vertigo that develops over seconds, minutes or hours and is accompanied by nausea / vomiting, gait instability, nystagmus, and head motion intolerance and persists for a day or more.
Our balance is controlled through signals going to the brain from:
- The eyes
- The inner ear (vestibular system)
- The sensory systems of the body (such as the skin, muscles, and joints).
- Any damage to these organs or to the neural pathways between them and the brain will cause dizziness or vertigo.
Normal gait (a person’s manner of walking) requires a proper function of the balance system. Very often, we feel unsteady, dizzy, or disoriented whenever something goes wrong with our ears (Infections, circulation problems, etc.).
Balance Problems Assessment
It is advised to visit our Experts if you experience:
- Dizziness: a sensation of light-headedness, or of losing your balance, or a sense of feeling unsteady.
- Vertigo: a type of dizziness in which there is a sense of movement or spinning. Changing position, can make it seem worse. Vertigo may be accompanied by nausea and vomiting .
- Hearing loss.
- Tinnitus.
Tests & Diagnosis
VNG, VHIT, cVEMP and oVEMP are all balance tests which are performed to determine:
The cause of the symptoms
Where the problem is in the balance system?
What has changed in the balance system? Is it temporary or permanent?
VNG is done with a goggle fixed firmly over your eyes, tracking and recording your eye movements with a camera.
Common Causes of Balance Problems
BPPV
The most common cause of vertigo is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, or BPPV, which occurs when crystals in the inner ear become dislodged and move freely in the inner ear. BPPV is easily treated in the clinic by re-positioning your head in a certain way so that the crystals fall back into place.
Meniere’s disease
One of inner ear disorders which manifest as spontaneous attacks of vertigo, pressure in the ear, hearing loss and a ringing sensation in the ear.
Vestibular Neuronitis
Spontaneous Vertigo is Vertigo that develops over seconds, minutes or hours and is accompanied by nausea / vomiting, gait instability, nystagmus, and head motion intolerance and persists for a day or more.
Treatment
Treatment depends on the diagnosis and can include one or more of the following:
- Medication
- Repositioning maneuvers
- Diet and lifestyle changes
- Surgical Procedures
- Physiotherapy
Meet Our Team
Our team of highly qualified and experienced physicians drawn from across the world
Dr. Vivek Sharma
Specialist ENT SurgeonDr. Vivek Sharma
Specialist ENT SurgeonDr. Vivek Sharma is a highly experienced ENT surgeon with 18 years of experience in the field. He has worked in a variety of hospitals and medical institutions in India and the UAE and has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field of ENT surgery. Dr. Sharma began his career in 2005 at the Christian Medical College in Vellore, India, where he worked for two years.
Dr. Peter Baptista Jardin
Specialist ENTDr. Peter Baptista Jardin
Specialist ENTDr. Peter Baptista Jardin is an ENT expert with over 30 years of experience. Additionally, he has an expertise in nasal and sleep apnea surgery performing the first robotic transoral surgery in Spain, 2011, and has performed the only series of hypoglossal nerve stimulation in Spain. Throughout last 25 years, he performed more than 400 surgeries per year including endoscopic sinus surgery, anterior skull base surgery with reconstruction in conjunction with neurosurgery and ophthalmology.
Dr. Jamal Kassouma
Consultant ENT Surgeon & Head of DepartmentDr. Jamal Kassouma
Consultant ENT Surgeon & Head of Department
Dr. Yahia Kabil
Specialist ENT SurgeonDr. Yahia Kabil
Specialist ENT SurgeonDr. Yahia Kabil is a Specialist ENT Surgeon with over 50 years of experience. He is an experienced ENT Surgeon with remarkable clinical practice in diagnosing and treating diseases of the ears, nose, sinuses, larynx, mouth and throat. He is affiliated to various medical associations including Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh and the British Association of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons, U.K. Dr. Kabil has his Postgraduate training with extensive experience in eminent British hospitals in U.K from 1976 to 1998.
Dr. Issam Alachkar
Consultant ENT SurgeonDr. Issam Alachkar
Consultant ENT SurgeonDr. Issam Alachkar is an European Board certified ENT Consultant with over 20 years of experience. He is an experienced Head and Neck Surgeon with remarkable clinical practice in diagnosing and treating diseases of the ears, nose, sinuses, larynx, mouth and throat and the structures of the neck and face. He is affliated to various medical associations including Inter-American Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery as well as Syrian Society of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery. He has attended many conferences, courses and symposia both local and international setting.
Dr. Medhat Habib
Specialist - ENT Surgeon - MB BcH, D.L.O, FRCSDr. Medhat Habib
Specialist - ENT Surgeon - MB BcH, D.L.O, FRCS
Dr. Michael Timms
Consultant ENT and Cochlear Implant SurgeonDr. Michael Timms
Consultant ENT and Cochlear Implant Surgeon
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