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9 areas, 23 conditions, 15 treatments.
Ear and hearing
Hearing changes, ear pain, discharge, a blocked feeling, or noise in the ear.
- Hearing lossHow a drop in hearing is described, examined and followed.
- TinnitusWhat an assessment can and cannot promise about noise in the ear.
- Ear infectionsPain or discharge in the canal or behind the drum.
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- EarwaxWhen wax is actually the block, and how it is removed.
- Perforated eardrumA hole that may close on its own, and when a repair is discussed.
- CholesteatomaSkin in the middle ear that drops will not remove.
- OtosclerosisA stiff hearing bone, weighed against a hearing aid.
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Nose and sinus
A blocked nose, sinus pressure, or breathing that feels harder through the nose.
- SinusitisHow longer-lasting sinus symptoms are assessed, including care that is not surgical.
- Nasal polypsInflamed lining that blocks the nose and dulls smell.
- Antrochoanal polypA one-sided polyp that grows from the sinus toward the throat.
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- Nasal massVascular and non-vascular growths inside the nose, and how they are told apart.
- Deviated septumWhen a bend matters, and when it is only a finding.
- NosebleedsHow to stop a bleed, and which ones need a look.
- Allergic rhinitisSneeze, itch and a watery nose. Surgery does not treat the allergy.
- CSF rhinorrhoeaA leak of brain fluid into the nose, and why it is never just a runny nose.
Procedures
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Voice and throat
Hoarseness, a tired voice, throat discomfort, or a change in how you sound.
- HoarsenessWhy a hoarse voice needs a look at the vocal folds, and what else it can be.
- Tonsils and adenoidsRepeated infections, or a throat that is blocking sleep.
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Hearing implants
A clear account of implant evaluation, for people comparing cochlear and bone-conduction options.
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Balance and vertigo
Room-spinning, unsteadiness, or dizziness that needs an ear and a proper history.
Snoring and sleep
Snoring, mouth breathing at night, or pauses in breathing that a partner has noticed.
- SnoringNoisy breathing, separated from pauses and from a child’s blocked nose.
- Sleep apnoeaWhy a sleep study diagnoses it, and where an ENT look fits.
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Children's ENT
A child who is not hearing well, snoring, mouth-breathing, or having repeated ear and throat infections.
- Glue earFluid behind the drum, and when watching is no longer enough.
- Tonsils and adenoidsInfections and night-time blockage, judged separately.
- Ear infectionsPain and discharge, which are not the same as glue ear.
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Allergy
Sneezing, an itchy nose or eyes, and a watery block that comes with the season or a room.
- Allergic rhinitisHow nasal allergy is recognised and treated without an operation.
- Nasal polypsInflammation that can sit alongside allergy and needs its own plan.
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Thyroid and neck
A neck lump, or a thyroid swelling, that needs an examination rather than watching it indefinitely.
- Thyroid swellingA front-of-neck lump, and why most nodules are not cancer.
- Neck lumpA lump that may be a gland, and when watching has gone on long enough.
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Procedures
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