ENT
ENT is the branch of surgery that diagnoses and treats disease involving the ears, nose, and throat. Some specialists see head and neck problems and offer facial cosmetic surgery.
Common conditions seen by an ENT surgeon:
- Balance problems and dizziness including vertigo
- Blocked ears and ear wax
- Head and neck lumps and cancers
- Hearing problems and tinnitus
- Hole in the eardrum (perforated eardrum)
- Nasal allergies
- Nose bleeds
- Nasal polyps
- Sinus disease and sinusitis
- Snoring and sleep apnoea
- Thyroid disease
- Tinnitus
- Tonsillitis
- Voice disorders and swallowing problems
- Cosmetic ear and nose concerns
Procedures and services offered:
- Balloon sinuplasty
- Epley manoeuvre
- Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS)
- Grommet insertion
- Head and neck clinic
- Laryngoscopy and nasendoscopy
- Middle ear suction (microsuction)
- Reconstructive mastoid surgery
- Septoplasty
- Thyroidectomy
- Tonsillectomy
- Cosmetic ear reshaping (pinnaplasty)
- Cosmetic nose reshaping (septorhinoplasty/rhinoplasty)