What We Treat
At the Children’s Ear Nose and Throat Center, we take a compassionate and comprehensive approach to our patients, offering both medical and surgical management options for a wide variety of conditions that affect the ears, nose, throat, head and neck.
EARS
We treat all conditions affecting the outer, middle and inner ear, including:
- Acute/Chronic otitis externa
- Acute/Chronic middle ear fluid and/or infections
- Eustachian Tube Dysfunction
- Cholesteatoma (skin cyst growing behind the eardrum)
- Eardrum Perforations
- Foreign bodies
- Wax impactions
- Outer ear abnormalities (eg. microtia with atresia, preauricular pits/cysts)
- Hearing loss
- Vertigo/Balance disorders
- Other unusual conditions of the ear/temporal bone (tumors, atypical infections, trauma)
Surgical Management
- Myringotomy tubes (ear tubes)
- Myringoplasty/Tympanoplasty/Mastoidectomy
- Sedated removal of FB or ear wax if not tolerated in clinic setting
- Excision of preauricular pit/cyst
HEARING LOSS
In addition to our on-site comprehensive audiology services, we provide a number of surgical options for augmenting and managing hearing loss.
Surgical Management
- Bone Anchored Hearing Aids (BAHA)
- Total Ossicular Replacement Prosthesis (TORP)
- Cochlear Implants
NOSE
We evaluate and treat common conditions affecting the nose including:
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Chronic Sinusitis
- Nasal Obstruction
- Foreign body
- Nasal polyps
- Nasal fractures
- Deviated septum
- Lacrimal duct cyst
- Nose bleeds
Surgical Management
- Reduction of Nasal Fracture
- Septoplasty
- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Turbinate Reduction
- Adenoidectomy
THROAT/ORAL CAVITY
We assess and manage several conditions affecting the mouth and throat including:
- Chronic tonsillitis
- Tonsil Hypertrophy/Sleep Apnea
- Tonsil Stones
- Mucocele
- Peritonsillar Abscess/Retropharyngeal Abscess
- Floor of mouth mass
- Excessive salivation
Surgical Management
- Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
- Sleep Endoscopy
- Excision of lesions of the mouth
- Tongue reduction
- Drool reduction surgery
FEEDING AND SWALLOWING PROBLEMS
We treat children with a variety of feeding and swallowing problems.
- Dysphagia
- Aspiration
- Pediatric GERD
- Tongue tie and breastfeeding management
- Excessive salivation
Surgical Management
- Frenuloplasty (tongue tie excision)
- Laryngoscopy
- Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FESS)
- Drool Reduction Surgery
AIRWAY DISORDERS
We evaluate and manage complex congenital and acquired disorders of the airway including stridor, laryngomalacia, airway stenosis, laryngeal clefts, tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF), and tracheostomy.
Surgical Management
- Supraglottoplasty
- Microscopy Laryngoscopy/Bronchoscopy
- Tracheostomy and associated management
- Decannulation
- Airway reconstruction
SPEECH AND VOICE
We evaluate and manage disorders of the larynx including:
- Chronic Hoarseness
- Vocal Cord Paralysis
- Vocal Cord Nodules
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency (VPI)
- Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
Surgical Management
- Vocal cord injection augmentation
- Pharyngoplasty for VPI
- Endoscopic removal of papilloma
- Recurrent laryngeal nerve reinnervation
We also offer voice therapy services for non-operative voice disorders!
HEAD AND NECK
We evaluate congenital and acquired lesions of the head and neck including the lymph nodes, thyroid gland, salivary glands, thyroglossal duct cysts, branchial cleft anomalies and vascular malformations.
Surgical Management
- Thyroglossal duct cyst excision
- Thyroid lobectomy and total thyroidectomy
- Parotidectomy
- Neck mass excision
- Neck dissection
- Lymph Node biopsy
- Branchial Cleft Cyst excision