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Procedures / Treatments / Common Conditions

• Otology (Ear) Tests

  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

• Otitis Media

  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

• Otosclerosis

  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

  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

• Acoustic Neuroma

  This is a slow-growing, benign (non-cancerous) overgrowth of tissue on the nerves that affect your hearing and balance.… More

• Meniere's Disease

  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

• Sinusitis

  In the facial bones surrounding your nose, there are four pairs of hollow air spaces known as sinuses or sinus cavities.… More

• Snoring

  Snoring is the harsh rattling noise made by some people when they sleep.… More

• Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)

  When snoring is interrupted by episodes of totally obstructed breathing, it is known as obstructive sleep apnoea.… More

• Rhinitis

  Rhinitis is the inflammation of the lining of the nose (nasal mucosa).… More

• Tonsillitis

  Your tonsils are the oval-shaped lumps of tissue that lie on both sides of the back of the throat.… More

• Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia)

  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

  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

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