Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT)
This is a specialty dealing with ear, nose and throat diseases, which includes most of the head and neck ailments. The department also has a sophisticated audiology and speech therapy centre with the state of art diagnostic and therapeutic equipment.
The department is dedicated to expanding the frontiers of diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ear, nose and sinuses, throat and the anterior skull base.
Excellence is demonstrated daily through center’s sophisticated use of flexible and rigid endoscopes, newly developed video camera system and fine binocular microscopes.
With the help of world class equipment available in our outpatient department, several procedures like endoscopic cauterization in nasal bleeding and biopsies of certain nose and throat lesions could be performed. More cases of foreign bodies in this region can be removed with ease.
Procedures
- Cochlear implantation
- Surgery for Snoring & Sleep Apnea Syndrome
- Functional & Cosmetic Rhinoplasty
- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
- Allergy Tests
- Laser Tonsillectomy
- Hearing Assessment
- Speech Audiometry
- Special tests for Hearing Function
- Impedance Audiometry
- Brain Stem Evoked Response Audiometry etc.
The main sub-specialties of ENT surgery are:
Otology – Treatment of epidemic, disease and damage to the ear to rectify hearing and balance. Neurologists deal with conditions deep in the middle and inner ear where conditions are additional closely linked to the brain.
Rhinology – Treatment of sinus and nasal disorders, with allergy, to relieve pain, rest inspiration and rectify nasal operation.
Laryngology – Treatment of infections of the gorge and larynx to comfort speech and swallowing.
Facial plastics – this could include aesthetic procedures such that rhinoplasty (‘nose job’), pinnaplasty (bat ears), face lifts or reconstructive such that re-setting the jaw. There is a huge cross-over here along the work of plastic and oral and maxillofacial surgeons.
Paediatrics – there are many ENT conditions, often native, that need treatment at a very youthful age. These accommodate airway problems, infections of adenoids or tonsils that require their removal, and grommets for ‘glue ear’.
CONSULTANTS:
- Dr. Rajesh Vishwakarma
- Dr. Vinita Bhagia
- Dr. B. K. Kedia
