DISORDERS OF THE EARS

OTITIS

SYMPTOMS

• In babies: fever, hearing problems, and vomiting
• In adults: ear aches, drainage from ear, and dizziness

DEMOGRAPHICS

• 50% of children have it before first birthday
• 80% of children have an occurrence by their third birthday
• Boys are most likely to get it
• Less common in children who are breast feeding

TREATMENTS

• Tries to eliminate the bacteria in the ear

DEAFNESS

SYMPTOMS

• Loss of hearing
• Difficulty of hearing

DEMOGRAPHICS

• 22-36 million are hard of hearing/deaf
• A few million are deaf

TREATMENT

• Hearing aids
• Cochlear implants

DISORDERS OF THE EYES

CATARACTS

SYMPTOMS

• Sensitive to glare
• Double vision
• Loss of color intensity

DEMOGRAPHICS

• Americans 40+, 20.5 million
• Americans 80+, 50%

TREATMENTS

• Change in eye glass perscription
• Better lighting
• Surgery

GLAUCOMA

SYMPTOMS

• Depends on which type of glaucoma
• Sudden, severe pain in one eye
• Enlargement of one or both eyes
• Red eye

DEMOGRAPHICS

• 2.2 million people have it

TREATMENTS

• No cure
• Possible to halt the loss of vision but can't regain it