Conditions Treated
Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT) conditions treated at Driscoll Children's Hospital, for patients up to age 15, include:
Ear disorders
- Ear infection (otitis media)
- Hearing loss
- Cholesteatoma (skin cyst in middle ear)
- Ruptured eardrum
Nasal problems
- Chronic rhinorrhea (runny nose)
- Nasal obstruction
- Nasal mass
- Sinusitis (sinus infection)
- Nosebleeds (epistaxis)
Throat disorders
- Tonsillitis and sore throat
- Hoarseness
- Sleep apnea
- Vocal cord lesions
- Vocal cord paralysis
- Swallowing problems
Head and neck disorders
- Head and neck mass
- Enlarged or diseased lymph nodes in the neck
- Hemangiomas and vascular malformations
- Salivary gland mass
- Thyroid tumor or mass
- Facial paralysis
Airway disorders
- Stridor
- Laryngomalacia
- Vocal cord paralysis
- Masses that narrow the airway, such as recurrent respiratory papilloma, hemangiomas or lymphangioma
- Laryngotracheal stenosis
- Foreign body in throat
Children often benefit from the input of multiple specialists before a final treatment plan is formulated. The ENT clinic works with Driscoll’s Craniofacial and Cleft Center, as well as the Respiratory Department, to provide multidisciplinary care, including:
- Audiology
- Speech and swallow pathology
- Pediatric genetics
- Developmental pediatrics
- Pediatric pulmonology
- Plastic surgery
- Neurosurgery
- Thoracic surgery