Did You Know?
Otitis media, inflammation of the middle ear due to a middle ear infection, is the most frequent diagnosis among children. It can happen in one or both ears, and is also the most common cause of hearing loss in children.
Pediatric Ear Care
It puts a damper on your days and theirs, when your kids are in pain. So we do what we can to provide comfort. We are physicians trained in the medical and surgical management and treatment of patients with diseases and disorders of the ear, nose, throat (ENT), and related structures of the head and neck.
We treat a variety of ear disorders and ailments through medical and surgical means:
- Ear infection
- Ear drainage
- Ear tubes
- Wax build-up in the ears
- Pain in and around the ears
- Perforation of the ear drum
- Itchy ears
- Hearing loss
- Congenital birth disorders and malformations
- Prominent ears (ears that stick out)
- Removal of foreign objects
- Tumors
- Tinnitus: Perception of sound for short or long periods of time within the ear, especially when external sounds are absent. It is not a disease rather a symptom related to various causes.
- Vertigo: Feeling of motion or dizziness when a person is motionless. It’s due to issues of the inner ear and can make walking and standing difficult.
- Ear trauma
- Facial paralysis
Pediatric Nose or Nasal Care
Drips and drains, sniffles and sneezes. No one likes to see their child suffer. As parents ourselves, we work hard to get your kids feeling better. The nose and sinuses are complex and have many functions.
We take a look at possible causes and work to provide relief for the following problems:
- Acute and chronic sinus infections
- Allergies
- Appearance
- Change in smell
- Congestion
- Facial pain
- Nasal obstruction
- Removal of foreign objects
- Nasal polyps
- Nose bleeds
- Perforation of the septum (wall that divides the nasal passages into smaller ones)
- Imperfections or malformations
- Snoring
Pediatric Throat Care
Tired of walking down the medicine aisle trying to figure out what will clear that frog in their throat or take away the pain? Let us help. We realize the throat is not only a tool for communication (talking), but affects breathing and swallowing too.
We take a medical and surgical approach to treat:
- Tonsillitis
- Enlarged tonsils
- Strep throat
- Infection
- Drainage
- Hoarseness
- Salivary gland disease
- Neck masses
- Swallowing problems
- Tumors
- Tongue pain
- Tongue tie/speech delay
- Sores
- Snoring