COMMON EAR CONDITIONS

• Cerumen or ear wax
• Foreign bodies in the ear
• Otitis externa including otomycosis and swimmer’s ear
• Otitis media or middle ear infections
• Otitis media with effusion including glue ear in children
• Tympanic membrane perforation or hole in the ear drum
• Cholesteatoma
• Barotrauma in divers
• Sudden hearing loss
• Presbyacusis
• Tinnitus or ringing in the ears
• Vertigo and giddiness

EAR PROCEDURES AND SURGERIES OFFERED

• Microscopic ear cleaning in the clinic
• Ear syringing in the clinic
• Ear foreign body removal
• Myringotomy and grommet tube insertion
• Myringoplasty and tympanoplasty for perforated ear drums
• Mastoidectomy and cholesteatoma removal
• Tinnitus management
• Pure tone audiogram — hearing test

Most of the common ear conditions can be managed with microscopic examination facilities in the clinic while others may require definitive surgery. Oftentimes, an audiological test is also required to establish the hearing level so that appropriate hearing conservation and hearing restoration such as hearing aids can be offered. Vestibular testing and appropriate vestibular rehabilitation is offered to patients suffering from vertigo.