Have you ever imagined that any of your body parts stop functioning correctly? It is indeed a nightmare to imagine the same. Your body is a combination of various body parts whose dysfunction in any sense can harm your health.
We generally talk of cardiac health, neurological disorders or other such diseases, but less is mentioned about ENT surgery and procedures.
And since it requires your appropriate attention, we’ll delve into what ENT surgery is & its various types.
What Is ENT?
ENT is a field of science that deals with treating disorders in the ear, nose, and throat. It is also known by the name Otolaryngology. The ENT specialist or Otolaryngologist is the one who treats such disorders with expertise.
Ear Surgery and Procedures
There are various causes of ear infections which can lead you to visit an Otolaryngologist to get the disorder treated. Such causes can be too much ear wax, hearing loss, prolonged noise exposure, ageing, an object stuck in the ear or the side effects of medication. The doctor may recommend undergoing ENT surgery procedures to correct the condition of chronic ear infections.
Myringoplasty
This surgery is performed to repair a hole in the eardrum and in such a case where there is no middle ear infection or any disease of the ear bone. The middle ear is closed in a natural way which may also improve hearing. The defect in the eardrum is repaired using tissue grafts.
Tympanoplasty
This ENT operation improves hair loss by inspecting the ear spaces for any disease. It eliminates ear infections and repairs the sound-transmitting mechanism and the eardrum. Generally, a piece of cartilage is used to stiffen the eardrum in an attempt to stop recurrent retraction pockets.
Mastoidectomy
The mastoid space connects with the middle ear space. This surgery aims to clean out the mastoid, generally done through an incision behind the ear. The abnormal contents are cleaned out after removing the outer layer of the bone. The surgery is completed by either glueing back the incision or closing it with dissolvable sutures.
Mastoidectomy (Modified) Radical
The purpose of this ENT operation is to eliminate the infection without considering the improvement in the ear, and it is performed on those patients who have resistant infections. Talking about nose surgery, there are many disorders & which disrupt the everyday workings of the nose. Such disorders range from nasal obstructions and chronic sinusitis to tumours of the nose and sleep-disordered breathing and snoring. To correct such disorders, one may need to undergo various surgical procedures.
Turbinates Reduction
Turbinates are the tiny structures inside the nose that cleanse and humidify the nostrils into the lungs. This is one of those ENT surgery procedures in which a needle-like is inserted into the turbinates. During the procedure, energy is transmitted to the tissue to cause controlled damage. By the time the healing process occurs, the turbinates get reduced.
Septoplasty
Alternatively known as submucous septal resection and septal reconstruction, this is a corrective surgical procedure to straighten and reposition a deviated nasal septum in the middle of the nose. The nasal septum is the partition between the two nasal cavities.
Rhinoplasty
It is also called plastic surgery for the nose and is a surgery which changes the size, shape or proportions of your nose. During the surgery, nasal cartilage and bones are modified. This surgery aims to correct deformities from an injury, birth defects or breathing problems.
FESS
Functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) deals with chronic sinusitis by surgical means to improve the functioning of the sinuses by clearing the diseased mucosa and opening the sinuses.
Throat and Neck Surgery Procedures
You may generally experience sore throat due to infection. Other significant problems affecting your throat are tonsillitis, pharyngitis, croup or laryngitis, and cancer. The doctor may recommend the patient undergo suitable ENT procedures to correct the disorders and prevent any further damage.
Tonsillectomy
It is a surgical procedure to remove the tonsils- two small glands located in the back of your throat. Tonsils help fight infection, but sometimes they get infected, which calls for removal. The ENT surgeon may opt for the most appropriate procedure to perform this surgery as there are a few options available for procedures like coblation tonsillectomy, laser tonsillectomy, and standard tonsillectomy with cold instruments.
Thyroidectomy
It is a procedure in which the thyroid gland is removed partially (hemithyroidectomy) or the whole gland is removed (total thyroidectomy) in cases where the gland is the site of the disease, which may range from the non-cancerous enlarged gland to cancer in the gland.
Submandibular Gland Excision
Submandibular glands are paired glands which are part of the salivary secretory glands around the neck; these are located under the lower jaw on each side. Due to a long-standing infection or stone in the secretory duct of the gland, it can swell and cause pain and needs to be removed. These swellings can also be the site of cancer in it.
Parotidectomy
Parotids are another pair of glands responsible for saliva production, located below the pinna on each side. Due to a long-standing infection or stone in the secretory duct of the gland, it can swell and cause pain and needs to be removed. This swelling can also be the site of cancer in it.
Other Benign Neck Swellings
A Thyroglossal cyst is a defect in the thyroid gland during its formation at its normal site during birth. Branchial fistula/cyst and lymphangioma neck are other disorders of the neck since birth which are needed to be corrected by surgery by an ENT surgeon.
Throat Cancer Surgery
There are multiple options & ENT procedures available to treat throat cancer, depending upon the requirement of the case.
Vocal Cord Stripping
In this technique, the outer layers of the tissue on the vocal cords are removed using a long surgical instrument.
Laser Surgery
An endoscope with a high-intensity laser on the tip is inserted down the throat to vaporise or cut down the tumour using the laser.
Cordectomy
A part or all of the vocal cords are removed in this surgery. This approach is suitable for treating glottis cancer which is very small or located only on the surface tissues.
Myocutaneous Flaps
The throat is reconstructed using muscle and skin from a nearby area rotated toward the throat.
Lymph Node Removal
In cases where cancer spreads to the lymph nodes in the neck, surgery to remove the lymph nodes might be recommended.
Laryngectomy
An operation in which a part or whole of the larynx is removed. It may be partial (removing only that portion of the voice box where cancer exists) or total (removing the entire voice box).
ENT Treatment at Amandeep Hospital
If you are looking for an expert thyroid doctor in Amritsar, you have arrived just the right place. Amandeep Hospital has been providing modern and effective treatments to cure ENT disorders.
The Department of ENT here provides all services like routine OPD and emergency services. There are facilities available for ear surgery, nose surgery, throat surgery, and head & neck surgery.
Headed by (Maj) Dr Rajeev Kumar Bhagat, this department has successfully served society with the right treatments and surgical procedures. The time is now. Contact and discuss your concerns with us to protect your health against such disorders.