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Santa Cruz Doctor's Cutting Edge Procedure Providing Patients Worldwide With Relief From 'Surfer's Ear'

Published in Law and Health Weekly, March 24th, 2007

A new study by Douglas Hetzler, M.D., an ear, nose and throat specialist at Sutter Health-affiliated Santa Cruz Medical Foundation, shows that patients suffering from an ear condition brought on by cold-water activities can rapidly heal following a safe and effective procedure employing chisels to remove bone growths that have built up in the external ear canal. The study, which focuses on "surfer's ear," was published in the January 2007 issue of The Laryngoscope, the journal of the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society.

Thanks to the pioneering procedure developed by Dr. Hetzler, and used for the past ten years, outdoor enthusiasts worldwide...

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