Ear Treatment
Ear has two primary functions:
- Hearing and auditory processing
- Maintenance of balance.
The ear has three parts:
- The outer ear: It consists of the pinna and the external auditory canal. It serves the function of collecting the sound waves from all directions and concentrating them towards the middle ear.
- Middle ear: It is the area of the ear behind the drum. The middle ear has a tiny chain of three bones that vibrate in reaction to the soundwave. The Middle ear is connected to the back of the nose and throat through a tube called the Eustachian tube. Cold and flu symptoms can block this tube due to excessive mucus giving rise to pain and hearing loss.
3. Inner ear: The inner ear has two parts, the Cochlea and the Labyrinth. The cochlea processes the sounds received from the middle ear and transmits them to the auditory nerve. The labyrinth is associated with the maintenance of balance.
Ear disorders and treatments offered at Swastik ENT and Skin Clinic include:
- Hearing loss including hearing loss since birth (congenital hearing loss) – Cochlear implants
- Ear pain
- Middle ear infections including Chronic Otitis Media (COM)
- Tympanic membrane (Ear drum) perforation
- Glue ear/ Serous Otitis Media (SOM) – myringotomy and grommet insertion
- Vertigo
- Ear wax removal
- Foreign bodies in the ear
- Tinnitus
- Eustachian tube dysfunction
- Facial nerve paralysis
- Ear lobe repair
- Ear piercing
Nose Treatment
The primary functions of the nose are to help us breathe and smell. It conditions the air as it passes through the nostrils by controlling the moisture content and temperature. The fine hair in the nostrils trap the particles of dust and other foreign bodies and prevent them from entering the lungs.
Sinuses –These are four pairs of air-filled cavities that are also lined with mucous membranes. Mucus from sinuses drains into the nasal cavity.
The nasal conditions and treatments offered:
- Nasal obstruction
- Deviated nasal septum
- Nasal polyps
- Allergic rhinitis
- Sinusitis – Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) and Balloon Sinuplasty
- Epistaxis/bleeding from the nose
- Fracture nasal bones
- Foreign bodies in the nose
- Nose piercing
- Nasal endoscopy
Throat Treatment
The throat is a muscular tube that acts as a passage way for food, liquids, and air.
The areas covered by the ENT surgeon include:
- Oral cavity (Mouth)
- Pharynx (the back of the nose and mouth)
- Larynx (voice box)
- Upper parts of the oesophagus (food pipe)
- Upper parts of the trachea (wind pipe)
Throat conditions and treatments offered:
- Tonsillitis and adenoid hypertrophy
- Pharyngitis
- Laryngitis
- Infections of the mouth including glossitis
- Voice disorders including vocal nodules, vocal cord palsy
- Sleep apnoea/snoring
- Swallowing disorders
- Foreign bodies in the esophagus
- Foreign bodies in the air passages
- Laryngeal endoscopy
