ENT

ENT is a medical abbreviation for ears, nose and throat. A doctor who specializes in treating disorders related to these organs, is called an “ENT,” or in technical terms is an otolaryngologist. ENT Treatment in India is an important branch of medicine. The ears, nose and throat are important sensory organs with great roles in day to day functioning. The ears are not just related to hearing, but also function to provide you with a sense of balance. The nose provides a sense of smell, but also partially provides for your sense of taste. The nose also plays an important function in defensive mechanisms of the body and humidifying air to prevent germs from entering the body. The throat provides the route for both air to reach the lungs, as well as the route for food and water to enter your digestive tract.Dysfunction to the ears, nose or throat are disruptions to daily life and in some cases may constitute a medical emergency. If you have chronic ear, nose, or throat problems, it is advisable to not only see a primary care physician, but to also include an otolaryngologist in the management of your disorder.

Ear Nose Throat Disorders

The surgeries for the throat include complex procedures like Laryngectomy (cancer of the larynx) and it also include an easy procedure of Tonsillectomy (tonsils) or Adenoidectomy ( removal of the adenoids by surgery). The ear surgeries are done to correct the problems associated with hearing. The surgeries of the nose are done to treat the sinus problems. The surgeries of neck and head are performed to remove a tumor or also construct the damaged area after injury or trauma. The problem of tumors (lumps) in the parotid can be largely seen in every age group. These tumor forms from an abnormal growth of the cells inside the gland. It has been examined that about 80% of the tumors are non-cancerous and are known as Benign Tumors. Although very rarely these tumors could be cancerous.

Organ Donors

Both living and brain dead can be organ donors. The person who received an injury either pathological or traumatic to that specific part of the brain that controls the process of breathing and heartbeat, the person is declared as brain dead. The brain dead person is suitable for organ donation.

Block dissections of the neck and endolymphatic sac

Block dissections of the neck is a surgical process. It is carried out to extract lymph nodes from the neck area that contain cancer cells. Whereas, for curing vertigo in Meniere disease, Endolymphatic sac shunt surgery is done. Advanced and cost-effective block dissections of the neck treatments are available at the best ENT hospitals worldwide.

Cochlear implant

A cochlear implant is a treatment for successfully curing the damaged inner ear. An electronic medical device is used in the process to cure the condition. The cost of cochlear implantation depends on the duration and extent of a patient’s hearing loss and also on how much the doctor charges.

Excision of Large Angiofibroma

Affecting mostly the adolescent boys, Angiofibroma is a benign nasal cavity tumor. Removal of large angiofibroma is a very common benign tumor that accounts for 0.5 percent of all head and neck tumors. Though the tumor is benign, it wears out the sinus, adjacent orbit or cranial vault.

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)

FESS is an abbreviation for Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery. The procedure is hailed as a modern approach to surgery done to treat sinuses. The treatment follows that the surgery focuses on the functioning of the sinuses. All this is achieved by drilling holes into the sinuses and eliminating lining tissues.