Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery (ENT) is also known as Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery. This area of medicine is concerned with disorders of the ear, nose, throat, the head and the neck.
ENT Surgeons (or otorhinolaryngologists) are specialist doctors who deal with medical and surgical treatment of conditions of the ears, nose, throat and structures of the head and neck.
Audiometry is the electronic testing of hearing ability. You will sit in a special room wearing earphones and be asked to respond when you hear a noise through the earphones. These tests can measure your hearing levels as well as other aspects of hearing such as the ability to recognise... More
This is inflammation or infection of your middle ear (the space behind your eardrum) and is often associated with a build-up of fluid in your middle ear... More
When the growth of one of the tiny bones in your middle ear, the stapes, changes from hard to soft and spongy, it leads to the condition called otosclerosis... More
Hearing loss can be divided into two types: conductive hearing loss (caused by some sort of mechanical problem in the external or middle ear) or sensorineural hearing loss (caused by disorders of the inner ear, hearing nerve or associated brain structures)... More
This is a slow-growing, benign (non-cancerous) overgrowth of tissue on the nerves that affect your hearing and balance... More
Meniere's disease is a disorder in which there is an abnormality in the fluids of the inner ear resulting in increased pressure in the inner ear... More
In the facial bones surrounding your nose, there are four pairs of hollow air spaces known as sinuses or sinus cavities... More
Snoring is the harsh rattling noise made by some people when they sleep... More
When snoring is interrupted by episodes of totally obstructed breathing, it is known as obstructive sleep apnoea... More
Rhinitis is the inflammation of the lining of the nose (nasal mucosa)... More
Your tonsils are the oval-shaped lumps of tissue that lie on both sides of the back of the throat... More
If you find it difficult to pass food or liquid from your mouth to your stomach, you may have a swallowing disorder or dysphagia... More
Hoarseness can be described as abnormal voice changes that make your voice sound raspy and strained and higher or lower or louder or quieter than normal... More
The thyroid gland is a small organ in the midline of the neck, just below the Adam's apple... More
Hypercalcaemia is the medical word for a high level of calcium in the blood... More
A neck dissection is an operation designed to remove groups of lymph nodes from the neck for treatment of cancer that has actually or potentially spread from a primary site in the head and neck to the regional nodes... More
Head and neck cancers are a group of malignancies affecting soft tissue and bony structures of the face, head and neck... More
Head and Neck Surgery is a subspeciality of Otolaryngology that involves diagnosis and surgical treatment of benign and malignant conditions of structures in the face, head and neck excluding the brain, spine or neck muscles... More
The important concepts in understanding neck lumps are : age, location, solitary or multiple, duration and associated symptoms... More
Tongue cancer presents as a persistent ulcer usually on the side of the tongue... More
A pharyngeal pouch or Zenkers Diverticulum is an outpouching of the pharynx at the level of the larynx (voice box)... More
Resecting head and neck cancers and benign tumours of the face and neck can create large defects that have a profound effect on cosmesis and function... More
Voice Therapy is available at Auckland City Hospital Outpatient Clinic on Level 6 of the Support Building... More
The Ear Nurse Specialist at ADHB works from the Ear Clinic at Greenlane Clinical Centre... More