Center for Rare Hearing Disorders Göttingen of the University Medical Center Göttingen
Description of facility
Director / Spokesperson
Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde/Institut für HumangenetikInformation
Care facility for adults and childrenDescription
Audiological diagnostics are carried out on an outpatient basis at the Department of Otolaryngology. For adults, this takes place in the outpatient clinic or the special consultation for diseases of the inner ear, for children in the Department of Phoniatrics and Pediatric Audiology. Human genetic testing is carried out at the Institute of Human Genetics. If necessary, further experts from other UMG departments are consulted. The joint evaluation and discussion of all findings is carried out in close cooperation with neuroscientific expertise from the Institute of Auditory Neurosciences in the interdisciplinary audiogenetics consultation.
Consultation hours
Termine für umfassende Höruntersuchungen bei Erwachsenen in der Innenohrsprechstunde der Klinik für Hals- Nasen- Ohrenheilkunde sollten im voraus unter den u.g. Kontaktdaten vereinbart werden. Termine für humangenetische Untersuchungen können in der genetischen Beratungsstelle unter der u.g. Kontaktdaten vereinbart oder über die Innenohrsprechstunde vermittelt werden. Die Einbestellung zur interdisziplinären Audiogenetik-Sprechstunde erfolgt durch uns.
Care provisions
This facility offers the following
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Participation in registries
Patient registry for hearing loss: https://www.auditory-neuroscience.uni-goettingen.de/registry_info_en.html
Otoferlin registry: https://www.auditory-neuroscience.uni-goettingen.de/otoferlin_registry_en.html - Genetic counselling
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Clinical studies / research
Patient registry for Otoferlin-associated hearing loss DFNB9: http://www.auditory-neuroscience.uni-goettingen.de/otoferlin_registry.html
Identification of new hearing loss genes based on individual cases
Development of a new optogenetic cochlear implant at the Else Kröner Fresenius Center for Optogenetic Therapies: https://ekfz.uni-goettingen.de/
Research on gene and stem cell therapies of the inner ear - Diagnostic
- Therapy
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Contact person for patients with an unclear diagnosis
Advice on finding the cause of the hearing loss and therapy with hearing aids, hearing implants, possibly future gene/stem cell therapy -
Contact with support groups
Deutsche Cochlea Implantat Gesellschaft e.V. und lokale Gruppen.
Contact
Sekretariat Medizinisch-Genetische Ambulanz
0551 3960606
0551 3967567
humangenetik.mvz@med.uni-goettingen.de
Website
https://www.humangenetik-umg.de/
Secondary Contact
Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Innenohrsprechstunde
0551 3962222
0551 3962223
Audiol.zentrum@med.uni-goettingen.de
Website
https://hno.umg.eu/
Languages
Deutsch Englisch