The department includes surgery and medicine of throat, mouth, nose and nasal sinuses, larynx, vocal cords, ear, microscopic surgery, and head and neck surgery
Audiology is also a subspecialty of ENT that deals with the auditory function diagnosis and treatment.
Surgical procedures of the ENT include cochlear implantation (artificial inner ear) and multidisciplinary surgeries of the base of the skull
Surgeries of ENT include:
Throat and mouth operations:
- Tonsillectomy and adenotonsillectomies
- Sleep apnea and snoring treatment (Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty -UPPP).
- Salivary gland surgeries.
Nasal and sinus operations:
- Surgeries of nasal septum.
- Removal of enlarged nasal turbinates.
- Surgeries of the nasal sinuses and endoscopic sinus surgery
- Rhinoplasty
Laryngology and vocal cords:
- Biopsies and Tumor resection of vocal cords.
- Vocal cord stripping: The superficial (outermost) layers of the vocal cords are removed.
- Partial, hemi and total Laryngectomy
- Supraglottic laryngectomy: Removal of the supraglottis.
- Neck dissection: Removal of lymph nodes and part of the neck muscles.
- Tracheotomy: A hole is made in the neck for breathing.
Ear operations and microscopic surgery:
- Acoustic Neuromas & Schwannomas
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aids
- Cochlear Implant for Deafness
- Ear Tubes (Myringotomy)
- Mastoidectomy for Cholesteatoma
- Microtia & Atresia Repairs
- Otoplasty for Prominent Ears
- Stapedectomy for Otosclerosis
- Tympanoplasty for Perforated Eardrum
- Incision of the eardrum and installation of ventilation tubes.
- Replace the bone of the passengers and middle ear bones.
- External ear embellishment.
Audiology Unit:
The Hearing Unit provides many medical services for patients with hearing and atypical disorders. Evaluation of all types of hearing impairment of all types and degrees and measurement of hearing in the open field through the following:
- Tests to measure the functions of the middle ear different
- Measurement of hearing induced computer
- Measurement of internal acoustic emissions of the inner ear
The above determine the functional status of the hepatic cells responsible for hearing sensitivity at the level of the cochlea. It also benefits in the assessment of hearing in newborns, and different ages.
Electronic Cochlear Implants Unit:
Our doctors select cochlear implants through highly accurate and advanced auditory and imaging tests. After which, cochlear implants device is surgically implanted to provide patients who suffer from severe hearing loss, an improved sense of sound. The patients will find outstanding results from cochlear implants in comparison with the benefit they get from the traditional earphones. The device is programmed and the hearing evaluation is periodically conducted after cochlear implant surgery.
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