Specialist in Adult and Paediatric (Children) Rhinology (Nose), Laryngology (Voice Box), Otology/Neurotology (Ear), , Head and Neck Cancerous and Non-Cancerous Tumors including the Thyroid and Parathyroid, Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Allergy and Snoring management.
Area of expertise in management of
Area of expertise in management of
Diseases and disorders involving Nose and Paranasal Sinuses
Nasal obstruction (Nose Blockade) due to deviated
septum DNS, Neoplasm, Nasal Allergy, Polyp, foreign body, septal haematoma,
granulomas, furuncles, septal abcessess, rhinosporidiosis, hemangioma, dental
cyst, granulations.
Nasal discharge (Runny nose) due to
allergy, hypersensitivity, infection of maxillary, frontal sinuses, anterior
ethmoidal sinuses. posterior ethmoid or the sphenoid sinuses, post nasal drip sneezing,
bleeding from nose, Epistaxis from trauma, hypertension, etc
Headache or facial pain due to Sinusitis,
abcess formation, infection etc.
Swelling/ deformity of nose due to Septal
hematoma, septal abcess, fracture, deviated nasal septum DNS,
Disturbances of sense of smell due to Neoplasms,
tumors, allery, polyp, repeated trauma, repeated surgeries.
Snoring due to Polyps, benign growths,
neoplasms, deviated nasal septum. Enlarged tonsils and adenoids specially in
childrenm
Change in voice ( hyper- or hypo-
nasality) Turbinate deformities, nasal block due to mass (polyp,
neoplasm etc).
Diseases and disorders involving Nasopharynx
Nasal
obstruction Antrochonal polyp,
angiofibroma, carcinoma, throndwalt’s cyst or abcess, adenoids, mulberry
hypertrophy of inferior turbinate.
Post nasal discharge Below the
middle turbinate: infection of anterior group of sinuses
Above the middle turbinate: infection of
posterior group of sinuses.
Epistaxis
Posterior nasal or nasopharyngeal pathology.
Deafness
Eustachian tube dysfunction, nasopharyngeal growth.
Cranial nerve palsies Cancer/Malignancy
of Nasopharynx.
Multiple neck swellings, Enlargement of lymph
nodes in the neck.
Diseases and disorders involving Mouth and pharynx
Ulcers, neoplasms etc
Dry mouth, Decreased salivation: Mouth
breathing, irradiation, generalized disease of the salivary glands.
Dribbling saliva, Increased salivation: ulcers
of the mouth, poor oro-dental hygiene, ill fitting denture.
Heavily coated tongue, Dysfunctions of sense of
taste, injury to chorda tympani, or facial nerve damage.
Ulcerative lesions, dental abcess, trauma to
the maxilla or mandible, malignant lesion of tongue, buccal mucosa, retromolar
trigone that have infiltrated deeply,
Diseases and disorders involving Oropharynx and food passage
Sore throat due to Acute or chronic
tonsillitis, pharyngitis, ulcerative lesions of the pharynx.
Painful swallowing, Odynophagia due to Ulcers,
peritonsillar or retropharyngeal abcess, lingual tonsillitis.
Difficulty or inability to swallow, Dysphagia due to Tonsillar enlargements, parapharyngeal tumors, benign or malignant disease of
tonsils, base of tongue or posterior pharyngeal wall, paralysis of soft palate;
globus hystericus, psychological.
Change in voice due to Paralysis of
palate, space occupying lesions.
Pain in the ear, Ear
ache
Snoring due to
Large tonsils and other oropharyngeal lesions.
Bad breath, Halitosis due to Infected tonsils,
postnasal discharge, or malignancy.
Decreased hearing, Hearing loss due to
Enlarged tonsils, dysfunction of cleft palate, submucous palate, palatal
paralysis, recurrent pharyngitis, or tonsillitis.
Diseases and disorders involving external, middle or inner Ear
Hearing loss, Ringing in the ear, Tinnitus due
to Acute otitis media, secretary otitis media (perforation), heamotympanum,
tympano sclerosis, tubal occlusion, abcess formation, neoplasm, ulceration etc.
Dizziness/vertigo due to acute
or chronic suppurative otitis media, herpes zoster oticus, malignant otitis
media, tumors of external or middle ear and trauma.
Ear discharge due to external or middle
ear infection, Abcess, furuncle.
Pain in the ear, Ear ache due to Mastoiditis,
abcess, furuncle, and other infections. (HSV infection etc)
Itching in the ear due to wax, allergy, Eruptions,
vesication, fungal infections etc.
Abnormal external ear, Deformity of the
pinna Bat ear, cauliflower ear. ( microtia and macrotia)
Diseases and disorders involving Larynx and
laryngopharynx
Disorders of the voice like Hoarseness,
aphonia, puberphonia, dysphonia, easy fatiguability of voice.
Breathing difficulty, Respiratory
obstruction due to infection, tumor, cancer, Foreign body, vocal cord
paralysis
Cough and expectoration due to Infection
(throat and upper respiratory tract)
Repeated clearing of throat due to Chronic
laryngitis, pharungitis, sinusitis, benign or malignant tumors of larynx
Pain in throat due to infection of
tonsils, pharynx, Ulcerative lesions of larynx, perichonodritis of laryngeal
cartilages, arthritis of laryngeal cartilages.
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