Pediatric ENT
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Pediatric ENT is a medical sub-specialty that deals with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of conditions that affect the ear, nose, and throat in children.
What conditions are treated under paediatric ENT?
There are some disorders that almost uniquely affect children. The most commonly treated conditions within paediatric ENT are:
- Hearing problems
- Otitis
- Allergies
- Tonsillitis
- Adenoiditis
- Apnoea
- Snoring
- Sinusitis
- Swallowing issues
- Cysts
What other sub-specialties does pediatric ENT include?
Paediatric ENT uses other medical specialities to treat each issue, they include:
- Rhinology: subspeciality that studies nasal disorders, paranasal sinuses, and nose surgery for functional and/or aesthetic purposes.
- Laryngology: studies the changes with the larynx or the voice box.
- Audiology: sub-speciality that deals with hearing loss and deafness.
- Otoneurology: focuses on medical conditions associated with vertigo as well as secondary hearing loss or chronic ear infections.
- Speech therapy and phoniatrics: treats speech disorders.
When your child needs to see a pediatric ENT specialist?
It is advisable to see an ENT specialist when a child has:
- Persistent or recurrent ear issues.
- You suspect a language acquisition delay which may be due to a hearing impairment.
- The child is not responding to the treatment provided by the GP.
- The child has been given many medications, injections, or had different procedures carried out without a clear diagnosis.