Ear wax
Wax in the ears is normal. People sometimes get obsessed about it because it does cause them some problems in the form of
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Ear – Otology
Perforated eardrum
This injury is not an uncommon scenario. Sometimes it occurs as a result of accidental injury as a result of insertion into the
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grommet extrusion
A grommet is a commonly performed operation. It is one of the first operations taught to a training ENT surgeon. There are different
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Assymetric Hearing Loss
Assymetric hearing loss can be due to many reasons. If the cause is obvious for example after surgery or secondary to trauma or
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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, BPPV or simply positional vertigo is a troublesome complaint. Patients complain of a sudden vertigo on a specific positional
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Removal of wax
Wax is a normal occurence in the ear canals. It is formed by the mixture of skin cells and the secretions from the
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What is a grommet
A grommet is a ventilation tube that is placed in the eardrum by the ENT surgeon. It can be placed under local anaesthetic
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I keep getting swimmers ear / otitis externa
Swimmers ear is a common condition. It is also referred to as otitis externa. Typically it occurs because of water getting into the
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Parotidectomy
Parotidectomy – Anatomy and Physiology The parotid glands are paired glands that are situated in front of the ears typically but portions of
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Ear Care Advice – Inserting olive oil drops into the ear canal
Ear Care Advice The ear canal is self-cleaning. Do not insert any implements such as cotton buds into the ear. They will damage
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Prominent Ears – Otoplasty
Prominent ears are a developmental abnormality where the normal architecture of the ear has not developed and the ear becomes clearly prominent and
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Mastoidectomy
Anatomy and Physiology The temporal (mastoid) bone sits at the back of the ear and is composed of 4 portions The petrous temporal
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What is a Myringoplasty?
Anatomy Physiology The ear drum is composed of two parts, a pars tensa which accounts for the majority of the visible drum and
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What is Glue Ear?
Glue Ear Anatomy / Physiology The middle ear is a cavity in the skull that houses the small conductive bones of the ear.
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Microsuction for Swimmers Ear – Otitis Externa
Microsuction for Otitis Externa / Swimmer’s Ear Otitis externa is an inflammatory condition that affects the external ear canal. It is either infective,
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Removing Ear Wax
Ear Wax / Cerumen The ear canal is approximately 2.5 cm long in the adult and is divided into an external 1/3 and
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Can I swim with my grommets?
This is a very difficult question to answer as every patient is an individual. I always say to patients not to get water
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I have swimmers ear.
Swimmers Ear (Otitis externa) This condition can be a severely painful acute condition and a nuisanceful chronic recurring problem. Whatever, careful attention should
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Is surgery required for prominent ears.
Prominent ears are a reasonably common phenomenon that are troublesome to children because of teasing that occurs at school but that can be
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I cannot hear you
Hearing Loss Hearing is one of our special senses and the disability of not being able to hear can be a significant one.
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