About ENT Specialist
ENT Specialist, also called an Otolaryngologist, is a doctor specialized in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disorders of the head, neck, ears, nose, sinuses, voice box (larynx) and other structures. The ENT specialist, who performs surgery to treat these conditions, is called ENT surgeons.
Common symptoms requiring a visit to an ENT Specialist include:
- Hearing loss and ear disorders (e.g., ear infection, dizziness, tinnitus)
- Allergies (e.g., hay fever, seasonal rhinitis)
- Infections (e.g., sinusitis, tonsillitis)
- Injuries
- Congenital (present at birth) or acquired abnormalities (e.g., cleft palate, cleft lip, deviated septum, drooping eyelids, loss of smell)
- Swallowing disorders (e.g., difficulty swallowing)
- Speech disorders (e.g., hoarseness, laryngitis)
- Benign (non-cancerous) growths and malignant (cancerous) tumors of the nose, sinuses, mouth, throat, larynx, upper esophagus, thyroid gland and parathyroid (e.g., nasal polyps, head and neck cancer)
- Certain nerve disorders (e.g., Bell's palsy)
- Sleep disorders (e.g., sleep apnea, snoring)
Procedures Performed by ENT Specialist in Singapore
- Tonsillectomy and Adnoidectomy (tonsils)
- Myringotomy with Tube Insertion (ear tubes)
- Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
- Sleep Apnea Inspire Therapy
- Corrective breathing surgery
- Sinus surgery
- Blepharoplasty
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Excision and biopsy
- Facial plastic surgery
- Myringotomy and pressure equalization (PE) tube placement
- Neck dissection
- Septoplasty
- Surgery for snoring or obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- Thyroid Surgery
- Tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Tympanoplasty
