Experience and expertise, sympathy, but also empathy - these are all qualities that you certainly want from your doctor when you are looking for an ear specialist.

In this article, we will inform you about what makes a specialist in the field of otology and why Dr Thomas Fischer Your ideal contact in Frankfurt, for example for the diagnosis and treatment of ringing in the ears.

Ear specialist: How to find an ENT doctor who specialises in ear diagnostics and treatment

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To find the right ear specialist for you, it is important that you take a close look at their CV and level of specialisation.

Dr Thomas Fischer is a specialist in ENT medicine in Frankfurt. He completed his studies at the Goethe University in Frankfurt. He also completed his doctorate there. He then worked as a junior doctor at the Clinic for Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases and Facial Plastic Surgery at the Municipal Hospitals Frankfurt am Main/Höchst. Here he rose to become a senior consultant and acting head of the clinic. His professional career was further honed by spells as a visiting doctor at the University of Illinois (USA)the Stanford University (USA) and at the Lasky Clinic in Beverly Hills (USA). Dr Thomas Fischer then set up his own practice clinic at Goethestrasse 10, right in the centre of Frankfurt.

Pay attention to the degree of specialisation!

An ear specialist not "only" deals with classic ear diseases such as middle ear infections, but also carries out sophisticated diagnostics and treatments.

Dr Thomas Fischer offers in his ENT clinic in Frankfurt a detailed Hearing and dizziness diagnostics on. This includes hearing threshold tests, which are used to test the functionality of the middle and inner ear independently of each other. Impedance measurement is also part of the portfolio. It can be used to analyse the ventilation status of the middle ear. Dr Fischer performs the measurement in order to differentiate between various disorders of the middle ear. The BERA auditory nerve function test also provides an image of the auditory pathway in order to be able to categorise disorders anatomically. Finally, there is the DPOAE hair cell function test. It is used to monitor progress during therapy, e.g. in the case of sudden hearing loss, tinnitus, noise trauma or toxic inner ear damage.

The ear is not only there for hearing, but also houses the organ of balance. Different forms of vertigo can be determined using video ENG.

Based on the examinations, Dr Thomas Fischer can develop a suitable therapy for you. This includes, for example Hearing loss and tinnitus therapy or the individual Dizziness therapy.

Dr Thomas Fischer also regularly performs plastic surgery. This includes not only Functional plastic nose surgerybut also ear corrections. As part of otoplasty, he surgically treats existing changes in the shape of your auricle, such as protruding ears. You can find out more here: Otopexy Frankfurt and Earmould Frankfurt.

Check whether your ENT doctor is a member of reputable professional societies/associations!

If a doctor is a member of a society or association, this shows that they regularly take part in further education and training and exchange ideas with colleagues. They maintain their network and have many contacts. Dr Fischer is a member of the following official societies:

• German Society for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine
• German Society for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (DGPW)
• European academy of facial plastic surgery (EAFPS)
• American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPS)
• Society for Aesthetic Surgery Germany (GÄCD)
• German Society for Aesthetic Botulinum Toxin Therapy (DGBT)

Make sure that your doctor carries out the examinations, treatments and procedures regularly!

In order to have enough experience and routine, your ear specialist should perform the desired services regularly.

As an ENT specialist in Frankfurt and surgeon, Dr Thomas Fischer deals with ear-related issues on a daily basis in his practice clinic.

Ear specialist in Frankfurt specialising in the treatment of tinnitus and sudden hearing loss

Tinnitus treatment Frankfurt

Tinnitus is a hearing disorder that occurs on one or both sides. You hear noises such as hissing, beeping or ringing - but there are no recognisable external sound waves. Tinnitus is not a disease in its own right. It is more of a symptom and occurs, for example, with a middle ear infection or sudden hearing loss. People also often notice it when they are under prolonged stress. A precise diagnosis is important here. The underlying disease should be treated. Tinnitus is therefore usually treated with special medication. Physiotherapeutic measures can also be added. It is also possible to Tinnitus therapy with botulinum. Dr Fischer will also be happy to inform you about this.

Hearing loss therapy Frankfurt

A sudden hearing loss is a hearing impairment that usually occurs spontaneously. It is an inner ear hearing loss that can occur in one ear or, more rarely, in both ears at the same time. A sudden hearing loss is characterised by a dull pressure on the ear and the feeling of suddenly hearing sounds as if through cotton wool. Surrounding noises suddenly sound quiet and unclear. This can be accompanied by tinnitus, dizziness and nausea. If you experience these symptoms and they do not subside within a few hours, we advise you to visit our practice as a matter of urgency. A sudden loss of hearing can lead to complete deafness. A sudden loss of hearing is treated after a detailed diagnosis, e.g. with cortisone infusion therapy, medication or an intratympanic cortisone injection.

Your ear specialist in Frankfurt: Dr Thomas Fischer from Praxisklinik Goethe10

If you have problems with your hearing, your ears hurt or you suffer from dizziness, please make an appointment at the HNO-Praxisklinik Goethe10 in Frankfurt. This also applies if you would like plastic surgery on your ears. As your ear specialist, Dr Fischer will examine you carefully and coordinate the treatment with you. He will advise you in detail, clarify all your questions and inform you about the treatment options and limitations of the therapies.

ENT Frankfurt: Dr Thomas Fischer & Dr Albrecht Linke

Your specialists for ear, nose and throat medicine, who will provide you with professional and individualised advice, examinations and treatment in all matters relating to ENT medicine, functional plastic surgery and the aesthetic treatment of changes to the facial skin.

Our news articles are prepared for you to the best of our knowledge and belief and are intended for general education. They are in no way a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis and treatment and are not intended to encourage self-diagnosis or self-treatment. Please always contact your ENT specialist in Frankfurt directly if you have any health complaints!

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Many children have taken the Disney film about Dumbo, the little elephant who could fly with his huge floppy ears, to their hearts. But sometimes they transfer their amusement about the big ears to their schoolmates. Protruding ears (also known as sail ears) can lead to more and more teasing as children get older. To protect their children from insults, ridicule, malice and psychological pressure, many parents consider having their child's ears surgically pinned back. In this article, we provide you with information on the topic Earmould Frankfurt and inform you about the age at which the procedure makes sense.

What are sail ears?

If there is an angle of more than 30 degrees between the auricle and the skull bone or if the distance between the edge of the ear and the head is more than 2.8 cm, this is colloquially referred to as sail ears.

The cause of the ear protruding so far is usually a malformation. Very often, the inner fold of the ear (anthelix fold) is barely formed or not formed at all. Another possibility is that the pinna is conchoidal or too large. It holds the ear away from the head and causes the earlobe to protrude.

In most cases, protruding ears are genetic and a quasi-whim of nature.

Otopexy: At what age?

The procedure in which the ears are pinned back has several names: Ear correction, ear pinning surgery or also Otopexy.

In principle, the operation can be performed from the age of four, but preferably six. At this age, the cartilage has already reached around 70-90 per cent of its final size and is firm enough.

However, it is important that you do not make a decision over your child's head - just to protect them from teasing that may not (yet) exist. In any case, you should take the child's wishes into account when deciding in favour of or against an ear correction. It is neither ethically justifiable nor legally permissible to perform this surgical procedure on a child who is not suffering. Psychologists advise that the ears should only be removed if the child consciously and clearly wants the operation.

The procedure does not necessarily have to be carried out in childhood. Sclerotic ears can also be treated in adolescence or later. There is no upper age limit.

Ear pinning: How does the procedure work?

Ear correction is usually performed under anaesthetic. Only minor corrections can also be carried out under local anaesthetic. During the operation, which lasts around one and a half to two hours, the ear cartilage is shaped so that the ear no longer protrudes so far from the head. The aim is to achieve an attractive, natural-looking result.

We use a modern, particularly tissue-sparing technique (modified suture method). The correction is made with a high-speed diamond drill through a small incision behind the ear that is no longer visible after the procedure. Self-dissolving sutures are pulled through the cartilage skin to create the shape. The desired result is then fixed. The stitches dissolve by themselves after about two to three months. Scarring of the cartilage skin stabilises the result.

Earmould Frankfurt

ENT doctor FrankfurtProtruding ears are not a flaw - they can even be seen as a trademark. However, if you or your child are bothered by prominent ears, please contact us with confidence. With us, you can be sure that you are always in the best hands.

Your otoplasty Frankfurt

If you would like a consultation on the subject of "sail ears" and "ear pinning", please make an appointment with us.

ENT Frankfurt: Dr Thomas Fischer & Dr Albrecht Linke

Your specialists for ear, nose and throat medicine, who will provide you with professional and individualised advice, examinations and treatment in all matters relating to ENT medicine, functional plastic surgery and the aesthetic treatment of changes to the facial skin.

Our news articles are prepared for you to the best of our knowledge and belief and are intended for general education. They are in no way a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis and treatment and are not intended to encourage self-diagnosis or self-treatment. Please always contact your ENT specialist in Frankfurt directly if you have any health complaints!

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In addition to preventive measures relevant to all ENT areas such as Endoscopies and sampling we carry out specific diagnostic and treatment measures in the area of the throat, nose and ears.

Which In this article, we will show you in detail what our ENT medicine involves.

HNO-Heilkunde Frankfurt: Throat

Even if the H in ENT explicitly refers to the neck area: The treatment spectrum is not limited to this area. Functional disorders in the following areas are treated within the scope of ENT medicine:

• Larynx
• Throat
• Mouth
• Oesophagus and lower and upper airways.

The surgical procedures we perform in the throat area include vocal fold and laryngeal surgery, operations on the salivary glands and neck - for example as a result of tumours or enlarged lymph nodes - as well as tonsillectomies.

ENT Medicine Frankfurt: Nose

A large part of our daily treatments is carried out in the area of the nose. In our clinic, we offer the following services in this context:

• We identify allergies such as hay fever in the course of our Allergy diagnostics.
• Our range of aesthetic services includes Rhinoplasty and Nose surgery
• We treat snoring, headaches, inflammation of the paranasal sinuses and other complaints, e.g. by means of nasal septum surgery.
• Our portfolio also includes paranasal sinus surgery.
• We get to the bottom of the cause of your nocturnal snoring as part of snoring therapy.

HNO-Heilkunde Frankfurt: Ears

The functional disorders in the ear area treated by ENT medicine are varied. They range from sudden hearing loss and ringing in the ears to dizziness caused by dysfunction of the balance organs in the inner ear. We carry out the following diagnostic and treatment methods:

• Treatment of sudden deafness and tinnitus - for example with an infusion or Tinnitus therapy,
• Hearing and vertigo diagnostics, vertigo therapy,
• Ear correction resp. Otoplasty for protruding ears and
• Middle ear surgery to improve hearing.

ENT doctor Frankfurt

As an experienced ENT doctor answers yournes Dr Thomas Fischer will be happy to answer your questions about the range of ENT services. Please feel free to contact our Practice and tell us about your symptoms. We will develop a therapy together with you!

ENT Frankfurt: Dr Thomas Fischer & Dr Albrecht Linke

Your specialists for ear, nose and throat medicine, who will provide you with professional and individualised advice, examinations and treatment in all matters relating to ENT medicine, functional plastic surgery and the aesthetic treatment of changes to the facial skin.

Our news articles are prepared for you to the best of our knowledge and belief and are intended for general education. They are in no way a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis and treatment and are not intended to encourage self-diagnosis or self-treatment. Please always contact your ENT specialist in Frankfurt directly if you have any health complaints!