Pediatric ENT

• Hoarseness or voice change

• Middle ear infection

• Very common in infants and young children

• Symptoms:

• Ear pain

• Fever

• Irritability

• Tugging at ear

• Often follows upper respiratory infection

• Otitis Media with Effusion (OME)

• Fluid behind the eardrum without acute infection

• Causes hearing difficulty

• May affect speech development if persistent

• Otitis Externa

• Infection of external ear canal (“swimmer’s ear”)

• Pain on ear movement

• Ear discharge

• Cerumen Impaction

• Excess ear wax causing hearing issues or discomfort

• Congenital Hearing Loss

• May be genetic or acquired

• Requires early screening and intervention

• Nose Conditions

• Allergic Rhinitis

• Sneezing, nasal congestion, itchy nose

• Often associated with asthma or eczema

• Adenoid Hypertrophy

• Enlarged adenoids

• Mouth breathing

• Snoring

• Recurrent infections

• Epistaxis (Nosebleeds)

• Usually anterior (Kiesselbach’s plexus)

• Due to trauma, dryness, infection

• Foreign Body in Nose

• Unilateral foul-smelling discharge

• Common in toddlers

• Throat Conditions

• Tonsillitis

• Viral or bacterial infection

• Fever, sore throat, difficulty swallowing

• Enlarged tonsils

• Adenotonsillar Hypertrophy

• Obstructive sleep apnea

• Snoring, restless sleep