ENT Specialist Hospital in Chennai – Sinus, Ear & Throat Treatment

Department Overview

• Established at the inception of Sundaram Medical Foundation 
• Recognised postgraduate training centre approved by the National Board of Examinations (NBE), New Delhi 
• DNB – ENT programme with 24 candidates successfully trained and awarded postgraduate degrees 
• Actively involved in academics and research through: 

1. Regular CME programmes for doctors and the general public 

2. Publications in national and international journals 

3. Participation in national and regional conferences 

Treatment

Audiology Services

• Pure Tone Audiometry 
• Middle Ear Analysis / Impedance Audiometry 
• Free Field Audiometry 
• Hearing Aid Trial and Assessment 
• Aural Rehabilitation 
• Pre-employment hearing assessment and monitoring 
• Newborn Hearing Screening

Speech & Swallowing Pathology Services

• Assessment and therapy for voice and speech disorders, including: 

1. Stuttering and stammering 

2. Articulation and pronunciation disorders 

3. Childhood language disorders 

4. Neurogenic speech disorders 

• Rehabilitation of stroke patients  

Procedures and Interventions

Paediatric ENT Surgeries

• Tonsillectomy 
• Endoscopic adenoidectomy 
• Mastoidectomy 
• Foreign body removal from food pipe and windpipe 
• Tracheostomy 

Microscopic Ear Surgeries 

• Myringotomy and grommet insertion
  
• Stapedectomy (for hearing loss) 
• Mastoidectomy (for chronic discharging ear) 
• Facial nerve decompression 
• Endolymphatic sac decompression / Labyrinthectomy (for vertigo)

Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries 

• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS) 
  
• Endoscopic DCR (for watering of eye) 

Microlaryngeal Surgeries 

• Vocal cord nodules and polyps 
  
• Benign laryngeal lesions causing hoarseness 
• Laryngeal framework surgery for vocal cord paralysis 
• Laryngeal stenosis surgeries

Advanced Endoscopic & Skull Base Surgeries

• Endoscopic CSF leak closure 
• Endoscopic orbital decompression 
• Endoscopic optic nerve decompression 
• Endoscopic pituitary surgery 
• Skull base surgeries

Laser-Assisted Surgeries 

• Laser procedures for ear, nose, and throat conditions

Sleep & Breathing Disorders

• 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 and post-operative nasal endoscopy 
• Video laryngoscopy 
• Fibre optic laryngoscopy 
• Epley’s manoeuvre for giddiness 
• Ear and nose foreign body removal 
• Chemical cauterisation for epistaxis 
• Ear lobe repair for torn ear lobes

Collaborations

The department has an MOU with Sankara Nethralaya, enabling advanced endoscopic orbital and skull base surgeries to be performed at both SMF and Sankara Nethralaya. Patients from across the country are treated for: 

• Endoscopic CSF leak closure 
• Endoscopic orbital decompression 
• Endoscopic optic nerve decompression 
• Endoscopic pituitary surgery 
• Skull base surgeries

Facilities

• Ethical medical practice based on standard treatment guidelines 
• Clearly defined protocols for all diagnostic and therapeutic procedures 
• Cost-effective care 
• Strong emphasis on patient communication 
• Highly approachable team of doctors and dedicated support staff.