Ear, Nose and Throat Conditions We Treat

Our care team provides specialized care for a variety of conditions, including:

Ear

• Otitis media and complications (Inflammation of the middle ear, which may be marked by pain, fever, abnormalities of hearing, hearing loss, tinnitus and vertigo)
• Conductive/sensorineural hearing loss:
  • Conductive - Hearing loss due to a defect of the sound conducting apparatus, i.e., of the external auditory canal or middle ear
  • Sensorineural - Hearing loss due to a defect in the inner ear or the acoustic nerve
• Congenital deformities (Existing at, and usually before, birth; referring to conditions that are present at birth, regardless of their causation)
• Cerumen impaction (Ear wax)
• Cholesteatoma
• Eustachian tube dysfunction
• Mastoiditis
• Middle ear polyp
• Myringotomy tubes
• Otitis externa (Swimmer’s ear)
• Otorrhea
• Perichondritis
• Trauma to middle ear
• Tympanic membrane perforation

Nose

• Sinusitis and complications (Inflammation of a sinus. The condition may be purulent – consisting of or containing pus – or nonpurulent, acute or chronic.)
• Nasal obstruction
• Epistaxis (Nosebleed; hemorrhage from the nose)
• Post-traumatic injuries
• Allergic rhinitis
• Choanal atresia
• Deviated septum
• Nasal fracture
• Nasal infection
• Nasal polyps
• Rhinosinusitis

Throat

• Diseases of tonsils and adenoids
  • Tonsils - Small rounded mass of tissue, especially of lymphoid tissue. The term is often used without qualification to designate the palatine tonsil. Called also tonsilla.
  • Adenoids - Resembling a gland. In the plural, lymphoid tissue that normally exists in the nasopharynx of children and is known as the pharyngeal tonsil.
• Upper aerodigestive tract disorders (foreign bodies, swallowing disorders, stridor and airway obstruction)
  • Stridor - A harsh, high-pitched respiratory sound such as the inspiratory sound often heard in acute laryngeal obstruction
• Ankyloglossia (tongue tie)
• Epiglottitis
• Halitosis
• Hoarseness
• Laryngomalacia
• Laryngeal Papilloma
• Papilloma of oral cavity/pharynx
• Pharyngitis
• Salivary gland disorders
• Stomatitis
• Vocal cord nodules
• Vocal cord dysfunction
• Vocal cord paralysis

Other

• Head and neck masses (congenital, inflammatory, neoplastic; growths, tumors, lumps and bumps in the head and neck that should not be there.)
• Cysts of the head and neck
• Voice and resonance disorders
  • Voice Disorder: Hoarseness from vocal fold nodules or reflux disease
  • Resonance Disorder: Difficulty understanding the child's voice from too much or too little airflow through the nose. This can be cause by simple problems such as adenoids being too large or more difficult adjustments in patients who have had a cleft palate
  • Hoarseness from vocal fold nodules, or decreased speech intelligibility because of "talking through the nose" secondary to cleft palate
• Facial plastic and trauma surgery
  • Lacerations and/or fractures caused by trauma
  • Congenital or acquired cosmetic and function defects
• Cleft lip, palate and related problems
  • Secondary deformities caused by cleft lip and palate
  • Speech problems caused by cleft palate
• Vascular malformations
• Mouth breathing
• Sleep disorders
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Snoring
• Peritonsillar abscess
• Pre-aurricular skin tag
• Stenosis