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Large expansile lesion in left maxillary sinus

Bstajduhar

In April 2014, I had a tooth extracted and supposedly a bone graft done at the same time. It was very obvious after the extraction that ...

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Sudden partial hearing loss and ear ringing in one ear. Lasts 5 seconds

kidsnoopy

I have had the strangest thing happening to me for years and after searching the Internet all over I came here to see if I can get an exp...

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Had a .308 rifle go off by my ear..

Littlewolfgal

I had a rifle 308. Go off by my ear.i had very temporary ear ringing but it has felt like I have cotton in my right ear. It is better tha...

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Why does my hearing in right ear sound muffled?

Emmanuel95

Hi I'm 23, in mid November I got water stuck in my right ear which was unable to drain. I had to go to a doctor to get my ear cleaned and...

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SSHL recovery timeframe

brendajj9

at what point does a person with diagnosed SSHL, who has already been treated with oral steroids and tympanic injections of steroids, giv...

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Deaf in one ear but MRI scan says there's nothing wrong

Arnie2018

(I'm a first-timer here so I don't know if this is the right community to ask this question) Several months ago I received a violent b...

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VISUAL SNOW UPDATE: 2018

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

04/18

2018 General Information on Dry Eyes-Now known as Ocular Surface Disorder

John C Hagan III, MD, FACS, FAAO

03/18

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Hamidreza Nassery , DMD, FICOI, FAGD, FICCMO

01/18

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