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Please read this if you are pregnant

This is a medical alert! Please read this if you are pregnant. Be aware of the devastating and underestimated effects this condition may have on your unborn child’s hearing. This condition is cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection. What is CMV? Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a virus which is part of the Herpesviridae family. It occurs commonly in humans.

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Optimizing the Retrosigmoid Approach for Vestibular Schwannoma

Optimizing the Retrosigmoid approach for vestibular schwannoma (VS) will improve hearing and facial nerve outcomes. This is accomplished by adequate exposure of the contents of the internal auditory canal (IAC).   Surgical approaches for Vestibular Schwannoma There are basically 3 surgical approaches that may be utilised for the removal of VS. The choice between the

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Television broadcast on hearing loss this Wednesday

On Wednesday 29 January 2020 at 17h30 DSTV channel 144, kykNET, will focus on hearing impairment as part of their successful lifestyle series “Met ‘n huppel in die stap”  presented by Riaan Cruywagen. The program will  be re- broadcasted daily for the next week at different time slots. Topics that will be covered in this

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