Ear, Nose & Throat – ENT (Otorhinolaryngology)

Otology (Ears)

• Ear infections
• Hearing loss
• Tinnitus
• Vertigo
• Middle ear fluid
• Cholesteatoma
• Pseudocyst of the ear
• Preauricular sinus

Rhinology (Nose)

• Nasal allergy (allergic rhinitis)
• Sinusitis
• Nose bleeding (epistaxis)
• Nasal polyps
• Deviated nose & nasal septum
• Nasal obstruction

Laryngology (Throat)

• Tonsillitis / enlarged tonsils
• Hoarseness and loss of voice
• Vocal cord nodules & polyps
• Vocal cord paralysis

Sleep medicine & surgery

• Snoring
• Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
• Narcolepsy

Head & neck

• Enlarged lymph nodes
• Salivary gland tumours
• Salivary gland stones
• Thyroid nodules and cancers
• Thyroid disorders – hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, thyroiditis
• Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC)
• Cancer of the tongue, lips and oral cavity (mouth)
• Laryngeal cancer (cancer of the voice box)
• Pharyngeal cancer (cancer of the throat)

Children’s ENT

The following are conditions common in children:

• Tonsillitis & adenoiditis
• Snoring & obstructive sleep apnoea
• Middle ear fluid
• Nasal allergies
• Sinusitis
• Ear infections
• Foreign bodies of the ear & nose
• Lymph node enlargement

 

*This is not a complete list of all the conditions that we recognise and treat. The information is designed for educational reference only and should not be seen as medical advice.

Please consult one of our qualified healthcare specialists for an accurate diagnosis before starting on any treatment.

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Diagnostic

• Otomicroscopy – uses an operating microscope to examine the ear canal, eardrum and middle ear under magnification
• Nasopharyngolaryngoscopy – uses a thin, flexible tube with a tiny camera to visualise, in detail and real time, the nasal passages, sinus openings, throat and voice box
• Video laryngostroboscopy – a diagnostic tool used to make a detailed assessment of the voice by viewing the vocal folds in slow motion
• Pure-tone audiometry – a type of hearing test to determine the degree, type, and configuration of a hearing loss
• Skin prick allergy testing – a test to determine if you have an allergy to common allergens.
• Biopsy of the nasal polyps and tumours under with nasendoscopy
• Fine needle aspiration of neck lumps, lymph nodes, salivary lumps and thyroid nodules

Therapeutic

• Removal of foreign body from the ear, nose & throat
• Nasendoscopic sinus washout for sinusitis
• Nasal cauterisation for nosebleeds
• Otomicroscopic clearance for ear infections
• Myringotomy & tube insertion for middle ear fluid
• Intratympanic/transtympanic steroid injection (injection into the middle ear) for sudden sensorineural hearing loss

Surgical

Ear

• Excision of pre-auricular sinus & pseudocyst
• Myringotomy & tube
• Myringoplasty – repair of perforation in the eardrum
• Mastoidectomy – treatment of infection of mastoid (the bone complex behind the ear) and cholesteatoma (benign growth of the middle ear)

Nose & sinus

• Turbinate reduction surgery – for turbinate hypertrophy
• Radiofrequency ablation/coblation, turbinoplasty or turbinectomy
• Septoplasty – for deviated nasal septum
• Functional endoscopic sinus surgery – for sinusitis & nasal polyps
• Endoscopic resection of sinus tumours
• Functional septorhinoplasty – for severe deviation of the nose & nasal valve narrowing

Oral cavity & throat

• Tonsillectomy – for recurrent tonsillitis or enlarged tonsils
• Adenoidectomy – for enlarged adenoids causing nose obstruction or middle ear infections
• Excision of tongue, lip & oral cavity lesions
• Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty – for snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
• Tongue reduction surgery – for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA)
• Endolaryngeal microsurgery (ELMS) – for removal of vocal cord polyp or nodules
• Vocal cord medialisation – for vocal cord paralysis
• Removal of foreign body in the oesophagus
• Sialendoscopy – for treatment of salivary gland stones

Head & neck surgery

• Lymph node biopsy
• Resection of salivary gland tumours – submandibular gland excision, parotidectomy
• Thyroidectomy – hemithyroidectomy, total
• Neck dissection – for removal of neck lymph nodes in the treatment of head & neck cancer

 

*This is not a complete list of all the diagnostic procedures and treatment we provide. The information is designed for educational reference only and should not be seen as medical advice.

Please consult one of our qualified healthcare specialists for an accurate diagnosis before starting on any treatment.

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