New Advances Improve Hearing Aids

Microchips. Digital processing. Computerized analysis. Those aren’t the features of the newest smartphone — they’re the technologies available in modern hearing aids.

Caring for Your Child’s Concussion

Young child in football uniform

In cartoons, when someone gets hit on the head, twinkling stars can be seen circling his head. The scene gets a good laugh and no harm is done. But in real life, a head injury that leads to a concussion can be more serious.

Ask the Professional: My Ears Are Ringing!

Tinitus illustration

Approximately 50 million people in the United States perceive a ringing, buzzing, hissing, crickets or roaring sound in their ears or head. This sound is called Tinnitus.

What Is a Gastroenterologist (GI Doctor)?

Dr. Patrick Barrett

While some people understand what gastroenterology (GI) is, most people only truly understand what a gastroenterologist (GI doctor) does when they go in for their first colonoscopy to screen for colon cancer.