Dr. Erik G Nelson MD
Ear-Nose and Throat Doctor (ENT)
222 S Greenleaf Suite 106 Gurnee IL, 60031About
Dr. Erik Nelson is an ear, nose and throat (ENT) doctor, also known as an otolaryngologist, practicing in Gurnee, IL. Dr. Nelson specializes in diseases and disorders of the ear, nose and throat as well as other parts of the head and neck. Such structures an ENT may work on include the sinuses, larynx (voice box) and mouth in addition to the ear, nose and throat. There are seven areas of expertise that an ENT might specialize in, and these are: allergies; facial reconstructive surgery; head and neck; laryngology; otology/neurotology; pediatric otolaryngology; and rhinology.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Pa, Philadelphia Pa 1983
Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine 1983
Board Certification
OtolaryngologyAmerican Board of OtolaryngologyABOto
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Presbycusis: a human temporal bone study of individuals with flat audiometric patterns of hearing loss using a new method to quantify stria vascularis volume.
- Questioning the relationship between cochlear otosclerosis and sensorineural hearing loss: a quantitative evaluation of cochlear structures in cases of otosclerosis and review of the literature.
- Age-related histopathologic changes in the human cochlea.
- Presbycusis: a human temporal bone study of individuals with downward sloping audiometric patterns of hearing loss and review of the literature.
- Technical report: immunofluorescence and TUNEL staining of celloidin embedded human temporal bone tissues.
- Technical report: laser microdissection of cochlear structures from celloidin embedded human temporal bone tissues and detection of the mitochondrial DNA common deletion using real time PCR.
- Quantification of the mitochondrial DNA common deletion in presbycusis.
- Major arc mitochondrial DNA deletions in cytochrome c oxidase-deficient human cochlear spiral ganglion cells.
- Proteomic analysis of formalin-fixed celloidin-embedded whole cochlear and laser microdissected spiral ganglion tissues.
- Dual immunofluorescence staining of proteoglycans in human temporal bones.
- Duplex real-time PCR assay for quantifying mitochondrial DNA deletions in laser microdissected single spiral ganglion cells.
- Cochlear nucleus neuron analysis in individuals with presbycusis.
- Analysis of the Hyalinization Reaction in Otosclerosis.
- Age-Related Change in Vestibular Ganglion Cell Populations in Individuals With Presbycusis and Normal Hearing.
Treatments
- Sinusitis
- Swimmer's Ear
- Deviated Septum
- Laryngitis
- Ear Wax
- Tonsillitis
- Outer Ear Infection
- Goiter
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