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. Michigan has 20 practicing otologists / neurotologists. Broken out by city, otology / neurotology doctor density in Ann Arbor is 4, in Benton Harbor is 1, in Bloomfield Hills is 1, in Brighton is 1, in Cass City is 1, in Clinton Township is 1, in Dearborn is 4, in Detroit is 2, in Farmington is 3, in Farmington Hills is 8, in Grand Rapids is 1, in Grayling is 1, in Pigeon is 1, in Royal Oak is 3, in Saginaw is 4, in Saint Clair Shore is 2, in Saint Clair Shores is 2, in Saint Joseph is 1, and in Southfield is 1.

Michigan’s capital is Lansing, and its population is 10,120,860. Michigan has lots of places to entertain residents and visitors: tour Kellogg’s Cereal City USA in Battle Creek, the Motown Historical Museum in Detroit, the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, or the Grand Rapids Brewing Co. Take a carriage tour on Mackinac Island, where no vehicle traffic is allowed. Michigan borders on four of the five Great Lakes, so there are always lakefront vistas and lighthouse tours and boat rides, no matter what shore you’re on. The Soo Lock system is the world’s busiest lock system for boat traffic. Famous people born here include industrialist Henry Ford, and singers Diana Ross and Madonna.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Michigan has a population of 10,120,860. Of this population, 2,451,309 are under the age of 18 and 1,252,187 are at or above the age of 65.