Ear, Nose & Throat Care

Problems that affect the ears, nose and throat are treated in Fletcher Allen's Otolaryngology clinic. Otolaryngologists -- surgeons who specialize in disorders of the ears, nose and throat -- are also known as ENTs.

Services

A wide variety of services are offered in Otolaryngology, ranging from to  treatment of cancers involving the head and neck.

• Besides providing general management of disorders of the head and neck, special services in otology, neurotology, and skull-base surgery are available. Facial, plastic, and reconstructive surgery is performed by a fellowship trained surgeon.

• Benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck are managed both surgically and with a multidisciplinary approach. Endocrine disorders and tumors of the thyroid and parathyroid glands are treated with current surgical technology including diagnostic ultrasound.

• Diseases of the paranasal sinuses are managed medically with allergy testing and desensitization and surgical intervention with both open and functional endoscopic surgical techniques.
  

• A fellowship trained pediatric otolaryngologist provides a broad range of services to include the surgical management of the compromised upper airway.

• A comprehensive voice and laryngology program provides videostroboscopy and all aspects of laryngeal surgery. 

• An audiology and vestibular testing facility under the direction of three masters-trained audiologists provides complete diagnostic service and patient recommendations for effective amplification.