ENT Department Facilities

Endoscopic Examination
An endoscope is a small, flexible tube with a light and a lens on the end used to look into the esophagus, stomach, duodenum, colon, or rectum. It can also be used to take tissue from the body for testing or to take color photographs of the inside of the body. Cystoscopes, colonoscopes, and sigmoidoscopes are types of endoscopes.

Endoscopic Surgery
Endoscopic surgery uses scopes going through small incisions or natural body openings in order to diagnose and treat disease. Another popular term is minimally invasive surgery (MIS), which emphasizes that diagnosis and treatments can be done with reduced body cavity invasion.

Microscopic Ear & Throat Surgery
ENT surgery is unique in its sheer variety of procedures and the need to frequently reposition the microscope during surgery to establish the proper line of sight to the surgical field.Numerous ENT surgeons were consulted during the development of OPMI VARIO 700 – and it shows.

Allergy Test
Allergy testing can help confirm or rule out allergies and consequently reduce adverse reactions and limit unnecessary avoidance and medications.Correct allergy diagnosis, counseling and avoidance advice based on valid allergy test results is of utmost importance and will help reduce the incidence of symptoms, medications and improve quality of life.

Speech Therapy
Speech and language therapy is concerned with the management of disorders of speech, language, communication and swallowing in children and adults. Speech Therapy focuses on receptive language, or the ability to understand words spoken to you, and expressive language, or the ability to use words to express yourself.

Hearing Test & Hearing Aids
A hearing test provides an evaluation of the sensitivity of a person's sense of hearing and is most often performed by an audiologist using an audiometer. An audiometer is used to determine a person's hearing sensitivity at different frequencies.
A hearing aid is an electroacoustic device which is designed to amplify sound for the wearer, usually with the aim of making speech more intelligible, and to correct impaired hearing as measured by audiometry. Hearing aids are considered medical devices and are regulated by the FDA.