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.

ENT Treatments in India are available for following conditions:

Inner Ear Disorders

Vestibular system
Acoustic Neuroma
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Ear Disorders Caused by Drugs
Herpes Zoster Oticus
Meniere Disease
Purulent Labyrinthitis
Vestibular Neuronitis

Middle Ear Disorders

Infection (such as acute otitis media, chronic otitis media, myringitis, or mastoiditis)
Blockage of the eustachian tube (which connects the middle ear and the back of the nose)
Injury (such as eardrum perforation, barotrauma, or objects in the ear)

Mouth and Throat Disorders

Epiglottitis
Laryngitis
Laryngoceles
Retropharyngeal Abscess
Salivary Gland Disorders
Submandibular Space Infection
Tonsillar Cellulitis and Tonsillar Abscess
Tonsillopharyngitis
Vocal Cord Polyps, Nodules, and Granulomas
Vocal Cord Contact Ulcers
Vocal Cord Paralysis
Vocal cord polyps and nodules
Laryngoceles
Laryngeal papillomas
Cancer
Throat infections (pharyngitis)

Mouth, Nose, and Throat Cancers

Laryngeal Cancer
Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Mouth and Throat Cancer
Paranasal Sinus Cancer
Salivary Gland Cancer

Nose and Sinus Disorders

Bacterial Nasal Infections
Deviated Septum
Nasal Polyps
Objects in the Nose
Perforations of the Septum
Rhinitis
Sinusitis

Outer Ear Disorders

Developmental Abnormalities of the Outer Ear
Ear Blockages
Ear Tumors
External Otitis (Swimmer’s Ear)
Malignant External Otitis
Perichondritis
Paediatric (Kids) Ear, Nose & Throat Conditions
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Kids Airway
Kids Hearing (Hearing Loss)

Others

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (Sleep & Snoring)
Unintelligible Speech

ENT Treatment are monitored by an otolaryngologist. ENT treatment will vary according to what type of problems or symptoms you are having. In the early stages of a disorder, surgical procedures may not be warranted. But for specific issues, ENT surgery is warranted.

ENT Surgery

The ENT surgeries are divided into three categories:

Routine Surgery

Endoscopic orbital, optic nerve decompression and DCR.
Revision ear surgery
Middle ear reconstructive surgery
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery
Facial nerve surgery
Congenital anomalies of the ear
Neck and head surgery
Thyroplasty
Endoscopic skull base surgery
Surgeries for sleep apnoea and snoring
Septorhinoplasty and Septoplasty
Neck and head cancer surgery
Laser surgery for neck and head lesions
Phonosurgery
Micro laryngeal surgery

Speech and Audiology Therapies

Pseudohypacusis tests
Behaviour Response Audiometry
Hearing Assessment
Hearing Aid Fitting and Trial
Speech Audiometry
Special tests of hearing- Tine Decay Threshold, DLI, MLB, UCL, Loudness Scaling, STAT, ABLB, MCL
Free Field Audiometry
Electrophysiological evaluation of hearing through the brain stem evoked response audiometry
Conditioned response audiometry
Pure tone audiometry
Acoustic Immitance Studies such as Stapedial reflex, Reflex decay, Tympanogram, Eustachain tube function test

Voice Speech and Language Disorders

Maintenance speech therapy in degenerative disorders
Delay in speech and language development due to mental retardation, hearing loss and autism
Voice disorders (Androphonia, Puberphonia, Harshness/Breathiness of Voice/Hoarseness, Spastic Dysphonia, Hyper nasality of voice, Prophylaxis)
Development and childhood aphasias
Articulation disorders
Cleft palate speech rehabilitation
Therapy for swallowing disorders (dysphagias)
Neurogenic speech and language disorders like apraxia, dysarthrias and aphasias

All the surgeries are performed under ENT specialists or doctors and the facilities are performed under fully operational unit that include evaluation, imagine audio visual assessment, OPD procedures and examination.

ENT treatment in India is quite cost effective compared to other parts of the world. The country abounds in hospitals, well-informed doctors, latest technology and hospitality in treating patients