Ear Surgery
Otology
- Ear Tube (Ventilation Tube) InsertionThe operation for fluid that stays in the middle ear. How the tube works, how long it stays, and the rules about water.
- Tympanoplasty (Repair of the Eardrum and Hearing)The operation that closes a hole in the eardrum and repairs the hearing chain. Why cholesteatoma must be removed early.
- Cochlear Implant (Bionic Ear)For severe hearing loss that a hearing aid cannot help. How the implant works, why age matters in children, and what rehabilitation involves.
- Otosclerosis (Calcification in the Middle Ear)New bone forms around the stirrup bone and stops it vibrating. How hearing is lost, and what the stapedectomy operation achieves.
- Balloon Dilation of the Eustachian TubeThe Eustachian tube equalises middle ear pressure. What happens when it blocks, and how balloon dilation opens it.
- Vertigo (Dizziness)Dizziness is a sign of many diseases. How the balance system works, why most dizziness comes from the inner ear, and what treatment involves.
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)Sudden violent dizziness when you turn your head. What causes it, how the doctor tests for it, and the manoeuvres that treat it.
- Tinnitus (Ringing in the Ear)Hearing a sound that has no outside source. The risk factors, how the doctor investigates it, and what treatment can do.
- Ear Infections (Otitis)Outer ear infection, middle ear infection and chronic ear disease. What causes each one, what it feels like, and how it is treated.
- Facial Paralysis (Facial Palsy)Weakness on one side of the face. What it looks like, which medicines are used, the exercises, and how long recovery usually takes.
- Sudden Hearing LossSudden hearing loss is an emergency. What it is, why the cause often stays unknown, and why you must see an ENT doctor at once.
- Middle Ear Infection (Otitis Media)Fluid, redness and pain behind the eardrum. The signs in children too young to explain them, the causes, and the treatment.