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Otology and Neuro-Otology (Ear)

Ears are essential for hearing and balance. Various conditions can affect their function, but timely diagnosis and treatment can prevent complications. At the Department of ENT (Otorhinolaryngology) in THANC Hospital, we provide expert care for a wide range of ear disorders for all ages.

Symptoms of ear disorders

Ear pain
Ear discharge
Ear block
Hearing loss
Ear Itching
Ear bleeding
Ear Forgein Body
Ringing in ears
Giddiness
Facial Nerve palsy
Swelling in the ear

Conditions Treated

Otitis media
Otitis externa
Malignant Otitis externa
Perforated Ear drum
Cholesteatoma
Osteosclerosis
Facial nerve tumors
Bell’s Palsy
Cancer of the ear
Hearing loss
Tinnitus
Vertigo
Balance disorders

Treatment Approaches

At The Head And Neck Centre & Hospital, the ENT department is equipped with following facilities and Out Patient procedures:

Rigid Endoscopy
Oto Microscopy
Ear wax removal
Ear lobe repair
Foreign body removal
Intratympanic steroid injection

The department is also best equipped for audiological evaluation (hearing assessment) to diagnose congenital hearing loss, developmental hearing loss, non-infective hearing loss, noise induced hearing loss and age related hearing loss with the help of:

Pure Tone Audiogram
Impedance Audiometry
Speech Audiometry
Oto Acoustic Emission (OAE)
Brainstem Evoked Response Audiometry (BERA)

The hospital has a Vestibular lab for balance assessment to diagnose patients with central and peripheral vertigo and is equipped with the following:

Videonystagmography (VNG)
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (VEMP)
Video Head Impulse Test (VHIT)
Electrocochleogram (ECochG)

Vestibular rehabilitation therapy and Repositioning maneuver are done for a comprehensive management of Vertigo.

Surgeries performed by our expert team of doctors

Endoscopic Ear Surgery
Tympanoplasty
Mastoidectomy
Ossiculoplasty
Stapedotomy
Cochlear Implant Surgery
Vertigo Rehabilitation
Surgery for Vertigo
Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
Endolymphatic sac decompression
Labyrinthectomy
Lateral temporal bone resection

MEET YOUR CARE TEAM

Departmental Surgeon

Dr. Vidhyadharan Sivakumar

MBBS, MS (ENT), DNB (ENT), MCh (Head & Neck), FICRS, FEB - ORL HNS, ASOHNS

ENT / Otorhinolaryngologist | Laryngologist | Head & Neck Surgeon

Departmental Surgeon

Dr. A. Sudha

MBBS, DLO, DNB (ENT)

ENT / Otorhinolaryngologist

Departmental Surgeon

Dr. Arulalan Mathialagan

MBBS, MS (ORLHNS), DNB (ENT), PDCC (Neuro – Otology)

ENT / Otorhinolaryngologist | Skull Base Surgeon | Neuro – Otologist

Departmental Surgeon

Dr. Sankavi Dhanasekar

MBBS, MS (ENT)

ENT / Otorhinolaryngologist

Otology and Neuro-Otology (Ear)

Symptoms of ear disorders

Conditions Treated

Treatment Approaches

Surgeries performed by our expert team of doctors