The ear is critical to hearing and balance in our body. Ear conditions can result in problems performing simple activities in daily life. Ear symptoms include hearing loss, ear discharge, ear pain, ringing in the ears and giddiness.
- Otitis externa or Otitis media with effusion (Outer or middle ear infections)
- Tympanic membrane perforation (ear drum rupture)
- Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD)
- Ear lumps (eg. keloids, sebaceous cyst, preauricular sinus cyst)
- Bell’s palsy (facial nerve asymmetry)
- Vertigo (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular neuronitis, labyrhinitis, menierre’s)
- Hearing loss (sudden, asymmetry, age related, noise induced)
- Ear toilet
- Excision biopsy
- Myringotomy and grommet tube insertion
- Endoscopic myringoplasty
- Tympanoplasty
- Mastoidectomy
- Balloon dilation of eustachian tube
The nose functions as a portal of air entry into our respiratory system, equilibrates pressure to our sinuses and middle ear, cleans the air of foreign particles and enables us to smell. Nose symptoms include itchy, runny nose, blocked nose, nose bleeds, post nasal drip, and problems with smell (decreased or absent).
- Epistaxis (nose bleed)
- Nasal bone fractures
- Allergic rhinitis
- Sinusitis
- Nasal polyps (lump in the nose)
- Deviated nasal septum (crooked nose)
- Inferior turbinate hypertrophy (swollen nasal lining)
- Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC)
- Sinonasal tumors
- Nasoscopy
- Cautery and hemostasis of nose bleeds
- Endoscopic septoplasty
- Endoscopic turbinoplasty
- Endoscopic adenoidectomy
- Manipulation and reduction of nasal bone fractures
- Endoscopic volumetric reduction of inferior turbinates
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Balloon sinuplasty
The throat is important for taste, swallowing and speech. Symptoms include sore throat, lump in throat, problems with swallowing, voice changes, bad breath, altered taste sensation and blood stained phelgm. A persistent swelling or ulcer in your mouth may also require consultation with an ENT doctor.
- Tonsilitis
- Tonsil stones
- Foreign body in throat
- Laryngopharyngeal reflux
- Mucoceles, ulcers, papilloma, ranula
- Vocal cord nodules, polyps, cysts
- Vocal cord immobility, dysfunction
- Oral cavity, oropharyngeal, laryngeal cancer
- Excision biopsy
- Tonsillectomy
- Endoscopic laryngeal microsurgery
- Direct laryngoscopy and biopsy
- Pan-endoscopy and biopsy
- Rigid esophagoscopy and removal of foreign body
It is advisable to see an ENT doctor if you have noticed a swelling in the neck for a few weeks. These swellings may be painful or painless, persistent despite oral antibiotics, and maybe associated with ear, nose and throat symptoms.
- Cervical lymph nodes
- Thyroid nodules
- Salivary gland stones / swelling
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
- Excision biopsy
- Incision and drainage
- Thyroidectomy
- Parotidectomy
- Excision submandibular gland
- Sistrunk procedure
- Marsupialisation and intraoral removal of salivary stone
ENT Surgeon with special interest in Adult and Children Ear Nose Throat Conditions- Experienced In treating young children
- Specialised in Minimally Invasive Snoring & Sleep Apnea Techniques
- Instructor and Speaker At International Sleep Conferences
- Internationally trained in Canada, Italy & Taiwan
Adult & Child ENT Specialists
Monday - Friday: 9am - 1pm / 2pm – 5pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm
Sunday & PH: Closed
