ENT

Explanation

ENT, otorhinolaryngology, or "ear, nose and throat", is a very varied specialism. The range of different symptoms treated includes:



• Nose: nasal respiration, nose bleeds, broken noses, sinusitis, polyps, smell
• Throat: tonsils, tonsillitis, voice, coughs, swallowing, snoring, adenoids
• Mouth: tongue, cheeks, buccal mucosa
• Ears: ear infections, hearing, dizziness, protruding ears, hearing aids
• Neck: cysts, salivary glands, thyroid gland, lymph nodes

Surgical procedures

• Basic ENT: operation on the tonsils, the nasal septum
• Pediatric ENT: operation on the tonsils, on the adenoids, draining the eardrums
• Operations on the sinuses and on polyps
• Neck surgery: operation on cysts or lipomas on the neck, on salivary glands, on the thyroid, on lymph nodes in cancer cases
• Endoscopy: examination of the bronchi, the oesophagus. Intervention on the vocal cords (polyp, cancer), operation on cancerous lesions or not of the mouth or throat
• Facial surgery: skin lesions, protruding ears
• Low-impact cosmetic surgery: Botox or hyaluronic acid injection to smoothe out certain types of wrinkle

Contact  the practice of Dr Ödman-Jaques for further information.