Ear, Nose, Throat & Plastic Surgery Health Articles
The surgeons at Ear, Nose, Throat & Plastic Surgery Associates are your resource for health information. Please contact our office whenever we can help you with any health issues concerning your ears, nose, throat, head, and neck.
Below you will find a wealth of knowledge in our Health Articles created by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. All content is used with permission.
Cancer
Early detection is critical to preventing fatal outcomes. Cancers of the head and neck such as laryngeal cancer can be particularly aggressive. Signs of cancer of the head and neck include changes in the skin, pain, prolonged hoarseness, and sudden loss of voice. If you suffer from any of these symptoms you should see an ENT or head and neck physician immediately.
- Common Problems that Can Affect your Voice
- Laryngeal (Voice Box) Cancer
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Second Hand Smoke and Children
- Secondhand Smoke
- Skin Cancer
Children
Children face many of the same health problems that adults do, however symptoms may show themselves differently and treatment methods that work well in adults may not be appropriate for children.
This section identifies common pediatric ENT, head, and neck ailments and what you should ask your child’s doctor about diagnosis and treatment.
- Childhood Hearing Screening
- Children’s Hearing Health
- Child’s Hearing Loss
- Could My Child Have Sleep Apnea?
- Infant Hearing Loss
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Second Hand Smoke and Children
Ears
From ear wax to cochlear implants. Learn more about the wide range of hearing-related topics, below.
- Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease
- Bell’s Palsy
- Better Ear Health
- Buying a Hearing Aid
- Childhood Hearing Screening
- Children’s Hearing Health
- Child’s Hearing Loss
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic Otitis Media (Middle Ear Infection) and Hearing Loss
- Cochlear Implants
- Cochlear-Meningitis Vaccine
- Dizziness and Motion Sickness
- Earaches
- Ears and Altitude
- Ear Tubes
- Earwax
- Hearing Loss
- Hearing Loss Is My Child’s Hearing Normal?
- How the Ear Works
- Hyperacusis
- Infant Hearing Loss
- Meniere’s Disease
- Noise and Hearing Protection
- Noise-induced Hearing Loss in Children
- Perforated Eardrum
- Swimmer’s Ear
- Tinnitus
- What You Should Know About Otosclerosis
Head & Neck
Many surgical advances are being made in this area. Procedures such as tonsillectomy and facial plastic surgery are becoming less invasive, and new procedures are being developed to treat serious problems such as cleft palate, sleep apnea, and deafness.
- Bell’s Palsy
- Dizziness and Motion Sickness
- Meniere’s Disease
- Facial Plastic Surgery
- Sinus Pain: Can Over-the-Counter Medications Help?
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Sinus Headaches
- Thyroid Disorders and Surgery
- TMJ
Nose & Mouth
Congestion, allergic rhinitis, a deviated septum, and mouth sores are just a few of the varied health problems that occur in this region of the body. Information about ways you can relieve symptoms at home and when you should see a physician can be found in this section.
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
- 20 Questions About Your Sinuses
- Allergic Rhinitis, Sinusitis, and Rhinosinusitis
- Antibiotics and Sinusitis
- Could My Child Have Sleep Apnea?
- Deviated Septum
- Do I Have Sinusitis?
- Sinus Headaches
- Sinus Pain: Can Over-the-Counter Medications Help?
- Sinus Surgery
- Tips for Sinus Sufferers
- Fungal Sinusitis
- Nasal Fractures – Broken Nose
- Nosebleeds
- Post-Nasal Drip
- Salivary Glands
- Secondhand Smoke
- Sinusitis
- Snoring
- Stuffy Nose
- TMJ
- Tonsils and Adenoids
- Tonsillitis and Tonsillectomy
Facial Plastic Surgery
As the only medical doctors who are specifically trained to surgically correct and enhance the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck, the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNS) offers information on the different surgical and medical components of facial plastic and reconstructive surgery.
Throat & Voice
Throat complaints can be a mere nuisance or a major ordeal. Tonsillitis, voice disorders, and even hoarseness all interfere with our ability to communicate. Many of these conditions can be improved or corrected with the care of an ENT physician or head and neck surgeon.