Gugale Hospital

ENT Department

ENT Services

Our Department of Ear, Nose & Throat offers comprehensive services under one roof. The Department is equipped with modern and innovative technology to treat patients with all types of simple and complicated Ear, Nose, Throat, Head & Neck, and Skull Base problems.

The Department performs both basic and advanced endoscopic sinus surgeries, micro ear/micro laryngeal surgeries, esophageal endoscopes, and surgery for deafness. It also offers solutions in advanced endoscopic, microscopic anterior, and lateral skull base surgeries in collaboration with Neurosurgeons.

The Department of Advanced Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery at Gugale Hospital offers Advanced Comprehensive Care, provides personnel training, and conducts active research.

Frequently Asked Questions

    • Below mentioned are few conditions:

      Nose & Mouth conditions

    • Sinusitis

    • Sinus Infection

    • Allergic Rhinitis

    • Nasal Fracture

      • Ear & Hearing Conditions

    • Ear Drainage

    • Deafness

    • Age related hearing loss

      • Throat Conditions

    • Tonsils and Adenoids

    • Neck Cancer

    • GERD

    • Thyroid Nodules

  • Nosebleeds can occur due to many reasons; the most common being weather changes. Normally nose bleeds occur in hot, dry climates or bitter cold environments. Some of the other causes of nosebleeds are:

    • Infection

    • Self-induced nose picking

    • Use of blood thinning medications

    • Hypertension

    • Auditory brain stemimplant (ABR) or electrocochleography (ECochG).

    • Behavioral testing – using tests such as visual response audiometry.

    • An aided audiogram.

  • Surgical and non-surgical treatments are performed based on the severity of the case. Below mentioned are a few procedures that are performed by an ENT specialist.

    • Adenoidectomy and Tonsillectomy – These are the two most common procedures performed especially in children. Adenoidectomy is the procedure to remove the adenoids (small lumps of lymphoid tissue located close to the nasal cavity where the nose blends with the throat). Tonsillectomy is the procedure when the tonsils are removed. Tonsillectomy may be performed for reasons when the upper airway is partially or completely blocked by the tonsils.

    • Sinus surgery – Sinus surgery is done to remove and blockage in the sinus area or to enlarge the sinus openings for easier drainage.

    • Tracheotomy – This procedure is used in cases where patients’ respiratory ability is seriously impaired and air cannot reach the lungs. A small opening in made in the trachea to allow air to reach the lungs.

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