ENT
AVIVO Clinics boast some of the best ENT specialists in Dubai and Sharjah, who provide comprehensive clinical services to patients.
The department is committed to excellence and providing premium services ranging from assessment, diagnosis to the treatment of ear, nose, and throat.
Our ENT specialists use state of the art and high precision technology combined with their unparalleled experience, for the overall welfare of the patients.
The team firmly adheres to patient-friendly techniques such as minimally invasive or endoscopic procedures which involve minimal or no blood loss with shortened but a comfortable stay at the hospital.
Under the umbrella of our ENT department, we offer a wide range of treatments and procedures, ranging from general to complex disorders.
The treatments and procedures are as mentioned:
The ears consist of glands, which in turn produce ear wax in the ear canal. Dust and other small particles may get trapped and cause damage or infect to the eardrum. Earwax protects our ears from invasion of external elements.
Earwax production may vary from person to person, depending on external factors like the environment.
Causes of Blockage & impaction:
Anything that affects the outward flow of ear wax may lead to impaction or blockage.
Causes of Impaction:
- Old age
- Usage of earphones, headphones or hearing aid
- use of Inappropriate objects like cotton buds, hairpins, and toothpicks to clean the ears.
- Abnormal shape or narrow ear canals
Signs and Symptoms of Ear blockage:
- Trouble hearing
- Dizziness
- Itching or ear pain
- Constant ringing in the ears
- Ear fullness or a sensation that something is plugged in your ears
- Leakage from the ear canal
Diagnosis and Treatment
At AVIVO Clinics, our ENT specialists will ask you about your medical history, which includes ear problems or any procedures you may have had. They will then carefully examine your ears with an otoscope and test your hearing. Depending on the severity, the specialist may recommend a single or bilateral procedure.
A foreign body is any object other than ear wax that is in your ear. Foreign bodies are generally trapped in the outer ear canal.
Common foreign bodies
- Food pieces or seeds
- Cotton
- Paper
- Beads
- Rocks
- Small toy pieces
- Buttons or small batteries
- Insects such as cockroaches
Children are more susceptible to foreign bodies as they can maneuver tiny objects, whereas foreign bodies in adults are mainly insects like flies, moths and sometimes even cotton balls or cotton swabs from earbuds.
Symptoms
- Ear pain and discomfort
- Trouble hearing
- Itchiness or redness
- Thick discharge or foul odor from the ear
- Dizziness or Nausea
Diagnosis and Treatment
Our experienced specialists are masters in removing foreign bodies. However, the successful removal of foreign bodies depends on various factors like the type of object and location (how deep) of the foreign body, object material, and patient cooperation. Several treatments are available at AVIVO Clinics, but the outcome depends on the situation and type of foreign body.
Tympanometry is a medical test to determine disorders in the middle ear and movement of the eardrum (tympanic membrane).
Tympanometry test rules out several things like the presence of fluid in the middle ear, an ear infection (Otitis media), a perforation (tear) in the eardrum.
Hearing loss due to the presence of fluid in the middle ear is common, especially in children as their immune system is not entirely developed, and Tympanometry serves as an objective analysis for the middle ear and eardrum.
Diagnosis and Treatment
A probe like device called Tympanometer (like an ear thermometer) conducts the test. It is inserted in the ear to measure the movement of the eardrum in response to air pressure. The test results are then measured and recorded on a graph called tympanogram.
The ENT specialist may conduct Tympanometry every few weeks to determine how much fluid a patient has in the middle ear over a while.
Audiometry is a branch of Audiology. It is a painless, non-invasive hearing evaluation that measures a person’s ability to hear different sounds, frequencies, or pitches. Hearing loss prevails with age and mainly affects people in the age group of 50-80 years.
Audiometry testing is a popular method to detect one’s hearing and other disorders of the inner ear. This test can detect whether one has sensorineural hearing loss (nerve damage) or conductive hearing loss (eardrum damage or damage in the ossicle bones).
Common causes of hearing loss:
- Exposure to loud sounds or noises
- Ruptured Eardrum
- Ear injury
- Otosclerosis (Inherited condition)
- Inner ear defects
During an Audiometry evaluation, the physicians at AVIVO Clinic’s may perform a variety of tests like:
Simple testing
The doctors at AVIVO Clinics may conduct simple tests and ask you to complete a questionnaire and listen to whispered voices, tuning forks, or tones from an ear examination scope.
Formal Testing
Formal testing provides precise results for hearing. These include:
Audiogram or pure tone testing:
During this test, one wears earphones that are attached to an audiometer. The patient signals the doctor to once they hear a sound. Each tone depicts a minimum volume of hearing.
A testing device known as the bone oscillator is placed on the mastoid bone to perform bone testing.
Speech Audiometry:
This test determines your hearing ability to identify and repeat spoken words at different volume levels using a headset.
Immittance Audiometry:
This Audiometry test determines the functionality of the eardrum and sound flow through the middle ear. The analysis is performed by inserting a probe into the ear and pumping air through it. A microphone monitors the sound in the ear under different pressures.
At AVIVO Clinics, our doctors combine their skills and expertise to provide the best treatment for their patients and families well-being and overall health.
