PROCEDURES / SURGERIES
Anaesthesia in ENT
Skilled anaesthesia is required in ENT surgery as both the surgeon and the anaesthetist often share the same field.
Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry
Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA) is a test measuring responses in the brain waves...
Cochlear implants
Cochlear implants are the latest advanced devices which convert sound into electrical energy and directly stimulate the cochlear nerve.
Direct Laryngoscopy
Direct laryngoscopy is a direct visualization of the different parts of the larynx and hypopharynx.
Ear Surgery - Tympanoplasty
Tympanoplasty is a surgery to eradicate disease in the middle ear and to re-construct the hearing mechanism with or without mastoid surgery...
Syringing Ears
Syringing is an OPD procedure used for removal of wax, foreign bodies, debris from the ear. This procedure is done by an aural syringe with a piston which can push water with force through a nozzle.
Fistula Test
Fistula test is a test done to detect a fistula in the bony labyrinthine wall of the inner ear.
FNAC in ENT
Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is one of the single most important investigation in ENT. FNAC helps to diagnose lesions in the oral cavity, floor of mouth, tongue...
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) permits the direct visualization and treatment of various parts of the nasal...
Hearing Aids
A hearing aid is a device which amplifies the sound and thus improves the hearing.
Pure Tone Audiometry
Pure tone audiometry is a test is to get a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the patients hearing. The frequency range tested is 125 Hz to 8000 Hz.
Microlaryngoscopy
Microlaryngoscopy is a procedure in which the larynx is visualized through a microscope. It thus allows a magnified view of the larynx which is not possible on direct...
Lasers in ENT
Laser is an abbreviation for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. It was invented by Gorden Gould in 1958, USA.
Mastoidectomy
Mastoidectomy is a surgery performed to eradicate the disease present in the middle ear cleft, the mastoid air cells and the attic.
Myringotomy
Myringotomy is an incision made on the tympanic membrane to drain out suppurative (made up of pus) or non-suppurative middle ear effusion.
Nasal Septum Correction
Entire cartilage except 2-3 mm strip at caudal end may removed
Posterior Nasal Packing
Mastoidectomy is a surgery performed to eradicate the disease present in the middle ear cleft, the mastoid air cells and the attic.
Rinnes Test
Rinne's test is done to compare the auditory acuity of each ear to bone and air conduction. Rinne's test helps to detect the type and degree of hearing loss.
Tonsillectomy
Infection of the tonsils is one of the most common pathology in the oral cavity. Depending on the time period and recurrence of the infection, tonsillitis is divided
Tracheostomy
Tracheostomy is making an opening on the anterior wall of the trachea (the wind pipe) for establishing an airway.
Tracheostomy - Complications
Complications of tracheostomy are numerous but can be minimized if carefully performed, with good post operative care.
Webers Test
Weber's test is screening test for detecting hearing loss. It can detect unilateral (one-sided) conductive and one-sided sensori-neural hearing loss.
Tracheostomy
Tracheostomy is making an opening on the anterior wall of the trachea (the wind pipe) for establishing an airway.
Tracheostomy - Complications
Complications of tracheostomy are numerous but can be minimized if carefully performed, with good post operative care.