Ear & Balance Institute

People. Don't trust this doctor. He is dishonest, dangerous, careless, and eager to perform invasive unnecessary surgeries. I trusted him despite getting 4 other opinions informing me not to go through a surgery he recommended and consequently lost my hearing caused by the surgery he performed on me. Red flag to warn the naive people, "hundreds" of positive reviews.

Stay away from Dr. G hands! He botched my surgery and I had to have my entire inner ear bone rebuilt. Poor surgical skills and after the surgery I saw the true him, abrasive personality, lousy bedside manner, does not want to be challenged or have his diagnosis and treatment questioned.

Stay away from the dangerous office of dr Gianoli, this delusional doctor is committing surgeries based on idiosyncratic beliefs that are contradicted by science or reality. He perfected his lies to the point he cannot tell what is real from what he is imagining. I fell prey for his lies and ended up with permanent hearing loss, a dissected vestibular nerve and an excruciating tinnitus. This doctor should not be practicing anymore and should be sent to the Devil Island for the harm he caused me.

Dr. Gianoli's standard and scientifically unsupported diagnosis of perilymph fistula as a cause for my dizziness was the beginning to years of torture. His surgery on my ear did not help my dizziness. His misdiagnosis and subsequent surgery caused lasting ear problems that never existed before surgery and far outweigh my original complaint of dizziness. My quality of life and ability to care for my family and have meaningful relationships with friends and family has been destroyed as a result. I've spend thousands to try to find out how I can fix my ear problems that resulted from this surgery and have gone thorough many additional, invasive tests as a result of Dr. Gianoli's wrong diagnosis. Beware of the perilymph fistula diagnosis this doctor frequently makes. It will cost your dearly.

I saw Dr. Gianoli five times and every time he gave me a new misdiagnosis. He insisted my vertigo that kicked in immediately after his surgical procedure had to do with the other ear. What an unlikely calamity. Really? On the same day of the surgery? When I told him about the pain in my ear, he told me there wasn't any pain in my ear. One thing is for certain: this doctor who brags on his expertise serves probably two lords, one of them is mammon. The Lord of Greed. Beware of anyone who claims to be "an expert." Most experts in any industry will NEVER claim it. They may show it to you, but you won't hear them or others claiming it. In many cases, when someone claims he or she is an expert, he or she is a con artist who is trying to cajole you into taking his or word without any outside verification. When in doubt, step back and doubt. Studies show there are more sociopathic doctors than previously suspected and one of their gaslighting tactics is the good ole "I'm an expert" claim.

I was seen by Dr. Gianoli and AVOID HIM AT ALL COSTS. He is negligent, careless, doesn't seem to actually pay attention to anything, and would rather put a patient through hell, than admit he didn't do his job properly.
It's just awful. A surgery and afterwards I am WORSE than when I walked in the door.
I promise you - Dr. Gianoli is the kind of outdated Doc who doesn't have 2021 level knowledge - aka treating your patient like they're worth a damn.

I found out that Dr. G did something terrible to my ear that should not have been done and that cause me all my misery. Afterwards he totally abandoned me unless it is to blame my other ear for my misery. I am definitely ANOTHER VICTIM OF HIS PERILYMPH FISTULA MODUS OF OPERANDI MEDICAL FRAUD. I asked his office if I could share my experience on the Ear and Balance web site to notify other people from possible outcome of this ear surgery but my request was ignored. This is like Amazon only publishing five stars reviews on all the products they sell. And if he does not publish these bad experiences, can you really trust the positive reviews on his web site? This guy is a total fake, a despicable con artist and what he does, he does without informed consent of his patients.

Please save yourself from this man. I wish I had listened to others who warned me about his dishonesty and bad surgical skills. Unfortunately, I did not listen, and my life is forever changed. I will never be the same again. I have hearing loss, horrific tinnitus, altered hearing in both ears, and continued dizziness (my original complaint). He diagnoses many of his patients with a Perilymph Fistula and charges them cash for surgery. Other doctors of the same specialty agree that this diagnosis is extremely rare. However, the majority of Gianoli's patients pay thousands in cash to receive this diagnosis. Then, after surgery is done, their original symptoms are no better, and they have even worse ear problems that were never there the day before surgery. This doctor should not have a license. He should not be allowed to cut on one more patient. His positive reviews are very misleading, as they are done on an iPad, in his office, following your first appointment. At this point, Gianoli has convinced the patient he is the expert. Little do they know their quality of life is at risk and might soon be destroyed forever. Stay away!