Department Of ENT

Overview

Ear, nose, and throat (ENT) specialists are also known as otolaryngologists. This department deals with medical issues related to balance and hearing, sleeping and breathing issues, speech and swallowing, neck and head cancer, sinuses and allergies, skin disorders, and facial plastic surgery. The ENT department of Sahyadri Hospital is highly equipped with facilities to provide treatments for issues related to the ear, nose, and throat.

We have a team of highly trained doctors and experienced staff who take care of the patients. They provide special services such as endoscopy and other surgeries to treat different problems. The faculties of the Sahyadri specialty hospital can also be entrusted with carrying out different ophthalmology and plastic surgeries to cure hearing-related issues. They also deal with reconstruction and surgical management of benign tumors and cancers of the neck and head, as well as surgery of the neck and face.

Quick Facts To Read Under ENT

• General health tests
• Biopsies
• Hearing and speech evaluation
• GERD tests
• Steep studies, including polysomnogram
• Scope tests, which include laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, endoscopy, and otoscopy

A paediatric ENT specialist at Sahyadri Hospital deals with asthma, allergies, sinus, tonsil infections, and paediatric ear infections among children, which are well treated and diagnosed with the various surgical and medical facilities available in the hospital. The specialist first evaluates the patient’s medical condition, history, and symptoms. After understanding the problem, s/he educates the parents about their child’s disorder. Further, s/he performs different exams relating to ear, nose, head, neck, throat, hearing, and speech screening to determine the root cause. According to the report, the doctor gets, s/he suggests treatment or, if necessary, performs surgical procedures like myringotomy, tonsillectomy, etc.

The following are the conditions when you can see a pediatric ENT:

• Ear condition: If your child has an ear problem, such as hearing loss, ear infection, tinnitus, balance disorder, benign growth, cholesteatoma, or congenital disorders, please inform us.
• Nose condition: When the child is suffering from a chronic nose bleed, sinusitis, nasal polyps, deviated septum, loss of smell, nasal obstruction, etc.
• Throat condition: If the child has swallowing problems, tonsil, GERD, LPR, and adenoid infection.  
• Speech and hearing problem: When your child faces difficulties like hearing loss, hypernasal speech, lesions, or vocal cord paralysis.  
• Head and neck condition: Your child has sleep apnea, parotid, parathyroid, thyroid gland, vascular malformations, hemangiomas, deformities, irregularities, injuries, etc.  

•       Multiple medical conditions
•      Diseases as a result of aging, like incontinence, dementia, or osteoporosis
•       Previous medical condition is negatively affecting second medical condition
•       Physical frailty or functional decline
•       Managing several medications

The most common conditions among older adults regarding the ear, nose, and throat are the external ear, hearing loss, tinnitus, no supportive otitis media/Eustachian tube disorders, and vertiginous syndrome vestibular disorder. To treat hearing disorders among elders, Sahyadri Hospital has experts who are trainers in the plastic surgery department of ENT. Procedures such as rhinoplasty and otosclerosis specialty surgery are carried out.  

The procedure of osciculoplasty treats defects in the small bones of hearing. Epistaxis, distinguished by bleeding from the nostril, nasopharynx, and nasal cavity, is one of the most familiar conditions among the elderly. Sahyadri Hospital offers treatment for such a condition.  

• Causes

The leading cause of why people develop head and neck cancer is the overconsumption of alcohol and tobacco, both chewed or smoked. However, other factors that may also lead to this type of cancer include sun exposure, radiation to the head and the neck, HPV infection, Epstein-Barr virus infection, Asian ancestry, and exposure to airborne asbestos or wood dust. You can also get the disease if you consume a lot of preservative salted food, have Plummer-Vinson syndrome, and have poor oral hygiene.

• Signs

The common signs you may notice when you are going through head and neck cancer include:
– A sore or lump that does not go away.
– Difficulty in swallowing.
– Sore throat.
– A change in voice.
– However, these symptoms differ from person to

• Treatment

Depending on the location of the cancer, our doctors/ specialists will conduct various tests, including CT scans, blood or urine tests, MRIs, biopsy, endoscopy, X-rays, and CT scans. According to the reports, the treatment plan is set by the doctors.

Specialty services such as functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS), endoscopy of nose and paranasal sinuses, and advanced endonasal and endoscopic surgery related to head and neck cancer are provided in Sahyadri Hospital. We take extensive care of neck and head cancer patients by providing them with necessary treatment, including surgery, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. We understand that it is essential to manage the side effects of neck and head cancer treatment. So, we also offer our patients supportive care to help them stay healthy and maintain a quality life.

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