Bio

Robert M. DiSogra, AuD, ABA Certified, is an audiology consultant in Millstone, New Jersey. He is a frequent contributor to the American Academy of Audiology’s Coronavirus Resources webpage and has lectured on COVID-19 issues as they relate to the practice of audiology. Email: bobd1030@aol.com; Website: www.drbobdisogra.com

Articles

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COVID-19 and Its Impact on Hearing, Balance, and Auditory Processing

By Robert M. DiSogra The following is an edited summary of an original article published on the Academy’s Coronavirus Information…

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ONLINE FEATURE | COVID-19 and Its Impact on the Auditory and Vestibular Systems

By Robert M. DiSogra The first published concern about the virus’ risk of causing hearing loss was reported in Thailand…

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ONLINE FEATURE | COVID-19 Survey: Disposing of Cerumen from Patients with a Positive History of COVID-19

By Robert M. DiSogra We have experienced and learned much about the SARS-CoV-2 virus or COVID-19 in the past 12…

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ONLINE FEATURE | Labeling COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects—What’s the Diagnosis?

ONLINE FEATURE | Labeling COVID-19’s Long-Term Effects—What’s the Diagnosis?

By Robert M. DiSogra Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the medical and non-medical literature, as well as social…

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ONLINE FEATURE | COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

ONLINE FEATURE | COVID-19 Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System

By Robert M. DiSogra Background The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has established a website to guide…

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ONLINE FEATURE | COVID-19 in Cerumen—A Potential Source of Viral Spread of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2

ONLINE FEATURE | COVID-19 in Cerumen—A Potential Source of Viral Spread of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2

By Robert M. DiSogra Introduction Over the past 12 months, information about the SARS-CoV-2 virus (or COVID-19 as it is…

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ONLINE FEATURE | COVID-19 “Long-Haulers:” The Emergence of Auditory/Vestibular Problems After Medical Intervention

ONLINE FEATURE | COVID-19 “Long-Haulers:” The Emergence of Auditory/Vestibular Problems After Medical Intervention

By Robert M. DiSogra As of October 9, 2020, Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) in the…

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ONLINE FEATURE | Dietary Supplements Used for COVID-19 Treatment

ONLINE FEATURE | Dietary Supplements Used for COVID-19 Treatment

By Robert M. DiSogra There are no dietary supplements that will cure or prevent disease. With the 2019 coronavirus COVID-19…

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ONLINE FEATURE | Ototoxicity of FDA-Approved Drugs Being Re-Purposed for COVID-19 Treatment

ONLINE FEATURE | Ototoxicity of FDA-Approved Drugs Being Re-Purposed for COVID-19 Treatment

By Robert M. DiSogra According to the National Institutes of Health’s Center National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, many drugs…

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ONLINE FEATURE | Audiological Management of COVID-19 Survivors Treated with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin

ONLINE FEATURE | Audiological Management of COVID-19 Survivors Treated with Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin

By Robert M. DiSogra In an effort to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19), front-line physicians are re-purposing two drugs: hydroxychloroquine (commonly…

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Essential Oils for Hearing Loss, Tinnitus, and Vertigo

By Robert M. DiSogra Plant oils have been used medicinally for over 2,500 years. The first references to the use…

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FOCUS ON FOUNDATION | Getting to Know the New Trustees

By Robert M. DiSogra and Jane Kukula This year, the American Academy of Audiology Foundation welcomes five new trustees to…

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Drug Side Effects on Audiological and Vestibular Testing

By Robert M. DiSogra There are over 2,000 drugs and more than 400 side effects that could impact the accuracy…

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Exciting New Horizons for Tinnitus Research

By Robert M. DiSogra The American Academy of Audiology Foundation was honored to have James Henry, PhD, as the lecturer…

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