Otology-neurotology is the study and medical care of diseases of the ear. An otologist and a neurotologist are physicians who treat chronic ear disease, hearing loss, dizziness, tinnitus, and facial nerve disorders. They also diagnose and treat other disorders of hearing and balance, and have special knowledge and skills in anatomy and physiology of the ear, epidemiology, pathology, genetics, immunology and microbiology.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Iowa has 2 practicing otologist / neurotologist in Iowa City.

Iowa’s capital is Des Moines, home to Drake University. Iowa achieved Statehood 1846, and the state’s population is now 2,996,334. The Mississippi river borders the state on the east, and a majority of the state’s economic output is agricultural. Many cultural and entertainment opportunities exist for visitors to the “quad cities” of Davenport and Bettendorf, IA, and Rock Island and Moline, IL. Numerous museums, arts, music and sports events are available in Iowa, including the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, the Amana Colonies, and the Buffalo Bill Cody Homestead. Famous people born in Iowa: Buffalo Bill, entertainers Johnny Carson and John Wayne, and former president Herbert Hoover.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Iowa has a population of 2,966,334. Of this population, 656,031 are under the age of 18 and 434,196 are at or above the age of 65.