Jack J. Wazen, M.D., is the medical director of the Balance Management Center at Lenox Hill Hospital and associate professor of clinical otolaryngology at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The founder and former director of the Tinnitus, Hearing & Balance Center at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, he is also president of the Research Institute for Hearing and Balance Disorders. He maintains a private practice in New York City.
Deborah Mitchell is a medical writer and journalist whose articles have appeared in professional journals as well as national consumer magazines. She has authored or co-authored more than fifty books about various health topics, including The Natural Health Guide to Headache Relief, The Dictionary of Natural Healing, and What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Children's Vaccinations. She lives in Tucson, Arizona.