David Pothier was a consultant otologist at Toronto General Hospital, Canada. He was born in Cape Town, South Africa, the son of an ENT surgeon. His father developed a national system for supporting deaf children and those needing hearing aids that continues to help thousands of underprivileged Sout

Howard Payne House was a pioneering ear specialist. During his long career he treated thousands of patients, including Howard Hughes, Bob Hope and the former President, Ronald Reagan. A graduate of the University of Southern California's Keck School of Medicine, House perfected the wire loop techni