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ENT and head and neck surgery
Also known as otolaryngology, this medical specialty deals with the diagnosis and (medical & surgical) management of diseases of the ears, nose, mouth, throat, neck, sinuses, voice box and face. Some areas of expertise in otolaryngology include voice and swallowing problems, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery, allergy, hearing and balance disorders, nasal and sinus disorders, sleep apnea.
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31 year experience in ENT and Head and Neck Surgery
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: ENT and head and neck surgery?
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A 29-year old female asked:
Right side tongue, throat, ear constantly hurt and feel odd.Had sinusitis surgery 3 months ago.ENT looked at my throat with endescope but saw nothing.
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A 38-year old female asked:
Follic lesions on thyroids i was recently diagnosed with 2 follicular lesions. One on each tyroid. One about 1cm in size and the other about 3cm in size. The first ENT (ears nose throat) dr said surgery but can wait. And get check ups.The second ENT sugge
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A member asked:
Is surgery an option for hyperhydrosis of the head, face and neck?
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A 21-year old asked:
Besides surgery, how else are head and neck cancers treated?
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A 24-year old asked:
What's the prognosis for someone who had head and neck cancer that could not all be removed at surgery?
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A 29-year old male asked:
Can titanium rods from a craniocervical fusion ever "pop out" or the screws detatch themselves and eventually have to be removed surgery was six years ago head/neck was hyperextended a bit today severe numb/tingling/painful sensation in back of skull and
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A 21-year old asked:
Since surgery is a frequently used in treating head and neck cancers, is there a risk of disfigurement?
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A 53-year old female asked:
All the discs in my neck have lost height, causing me neck and head pain, my dr thinks i will need surgery, what sort of surgery?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I have a pinich nerve in my neck and now i am having pain in neck, sharp pain in on the left side of my head. Do I need surgery for this problem.
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A 16-year old female asked:
I have discomfort in my neck when I turn and bend it. Doesn't necessarily hurt.feel like a bobble head. Got scoliosis surgery more than a year ago
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A 45-year old female asked:
After open heart surgery about 5 weeks now is it normal to be experiencing pain and stiffness in neck, head, shoulders and heart?
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A 30-year old female asked:
Is it normal to have bad neck/head pain while trying to sleep days after having laparoscopic surgery for a ruptured cyst?
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A 42-year old female asked:
I have FD of left femur (head and neck) approx 1 X 3 inches. 2 pins and bone graft w/ surgery in 2002. Should I have restrictions on lifting?
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A 65-year old male asked:
Following open heart surgery I've had a very stiff neck and shoulders and when sitting for a while and moving head up and down I get double vision?
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A female asked:
I am post head and neck surgery and radiation for SCC of my upper jaw and palate. My CT shows Otomastoid opacification on that side. How is that treat?
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A 42-year old male asked:
My family doctor sent me to a ENT for a biopsy for my thyriod and neck mass. They both have small calification. Am i looking at surgery ?
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A 50-year old male asked:
Have seven year undiagnosed bilateral neuropathy (tingling in hands and arms). Mri of head and neck negative. Carpl tunnel surgery ineffectual. Treatmen for thoracic outlet disorder ineffectual. What else should we do?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I have had unexplained tinnitus for a year. 3 ENTs never could figure out why. A chiropractor recently told me because when I turn my head to the right the tinnitus gets louder there likely signifying a neck issue. Is that true?
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A 20-year old male asked:
Feeling of lump in throat my ENT scoped nothing was seen why do I feel like this also back of my head or neck feels like pressure im really frightend?
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A 27-year old male asked:
From last 8 months I feel imbalance while walking and pain at back of head and neck ENT told me nothing wrong within the ears and to consult a neurologist why is this imbalance happening can any body tell?
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A 38-year old female asked:
My six-year-old son has from one year old many visible small lymph nodes in his neck that appear because he is very thin. One remains larger for many years on the left side of the tonsil when he turns up head. Blood tests ok Ent ok. Should i worry?
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A 45-year old female asked:
I have blocked feeling in left ear when moving my head and neck, ears are clear and infection free as per ent. Have known TMJ also. Related?
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A 29-year old female asked:
When should a lymph node be biopsied? Enlarged x6months pea sized. Clear labs, & head & neck CT. ENT says not large enough to warrenty a biopsy.
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A 28-year old female asked:
My ENT thinks I have cranial neuralgia, ordered mri. What might i be faced with? My most common pain is coccyx, right side head/eye pain, stiff neck.
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A 39-year old male asked:
6 mo. Right ear feel blocked, right neck feel swollen when turning head, phlegm in throat. Quit smoking dec 9th. Ent may 22. Any ideas?
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A 45-year old male asked:
C4 slips had rhizotomy headaches ear pain now vertigo blurry vision ENT can't explain neurosurgeon says isn't neck closed MRI head w/wo contrast clear
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A 25-year old female asked:
Tightness in neck shoulders tingly scalp, pressure in head and ears. Lightheaded dizzy sensation. Very random. ENT doesn't know. MRA and eyes normal ?
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A 36-year old female asked:
Ct & mri shows 11mm Rght sphenoid sinus cyst. Extreme right sided facial, head and neck pain, pain behind right eye, host of other symptoms. Ent says cyst isnt my problem. Gave me septoplasty, bone spur removal, turbinate reduction. Symptms remained?
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A 31-year old asked:
Buccal fat removal/chin implants/neck liposuctions post-surgery symptons!?
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