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ENT

Head of Department

The Speciality of ENT covers the Ear, Nose, Throat, Larynx, Head, Neck, Neurotology and Skullbase. The Department of ENT has been functioning since the inception of Sundaram Medical Foundation and is presently staffed by a panel of senior consultants and one junior consultant.

Milestones

The Department is approved by the National Board of Examinations, New Delhi (Under Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of India) for postgraduate training in ENT surgery (DNB – ENT). 24 candidates have successfully completed their training and have been awarded the post graduate degree.

The Department
Conducts regular CME programs for doctors as well as the general public
Publishes papers regularly in international and national journals
Participates in all national and regional conferences

Treatment

Audiology Services

Pure tone Audiogram
Middle ear Analysis / Impedance Audiometry
Free field Audiometry
Hearing aid trial / Assessment
Aural Rehabilitation
Pre-employment checkup and monitoring
Newborn hearing screening

Speech & Swallowing Pathology services

Assessment & therapy for Voice disorders:

A sophisticated voice evaluation setup is available to evaluate patients with

Stuttering
Stammering
Articulation / Pronounciation Disorders
Language Disorders (childhood language disorders)
Neurogenic Speech Disorders etc
Rehabilitation of stroke patients

Procedures and Interventions

Pediatric ENT Surgeries- Tonsillectomy, Endoscopic Adenoidectomy, Mastoidectomy, Foreign body removal from food pipe and wind pipe Tracheostomy
Microscopic Ear Surgeries- Myringotomy & Grommet insertion, Stapedectomy (for hearing loss), Mastoidectomy (for Discharging Ear), Facial Nerve Decompression, Endolymphatic Sac decompression/Labyrintectomy (for Vertigo)
Endoscopic Sinus surgeries- Functional Endoscopic sinus surgery , Endoscopic DCR (for watering of eye)
Microlaryngeal Surgeries- Vocal Cord Nodule, Polyp & Benign lesions of the Larynx (Hoarseness of voice), Laryngeal framework Surgery for vocal cord paralysis, Laryngeal Stenosis
Advanced Endoscopic Surgeries- Endoscopic CSF Leak Closure, Endoscopic Orbital decompression, Endoscopic Optic nerve decompression, Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery, Skull base Surgeries
Laser assisted surgeries for Ears, Nose, Throat
Surgeries for snoring and sleep apnoea
Head & Neck, Oncological Surgeries- Maxillectomy, Craniofacial Resection, Petrosectomy,Temporal bone Resection, Laryngopharyngectomy, Neck Dissection, Hemiglossectomy

Outpatient Procedures

Impacted wax (Keratosis obturans) removal

Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy / Post-operative nasal endoscopy
Video Laryngoscopy
Epley’s manuver for Giddiness
Ear and Nose Foreign Body Removal
Chemical cauterisation for epistaxis
Fibre Optic Laryngoscopy
Ear Lobe Repair for torn ear lobe

As the department has an MOU with Sankara Nethralaya Advanced Endoscopic Orbital surgeries are being performed both at SMF and Sankara Nethralaya. Patients from various parts of the country are being operated on:
Endoscopic CSF Leak Closure, Endoscopic Orbital decompression, Endoscopic Optic nerve decompression, Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery, and Skull base Surgeries