Is Your Child Having Cleft Palate Surgery?

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Cleft palate

Childhood abnormalities and illnesses can be stressful situations for families. While some people deal with the nuisance of sinus infections and ear nose and throat problems in children and adolescents, other families find themselves struggling to find surgeries for cleft palate repair. And while common ENT problems can become serious enough to cause a hearing loss that may not immediately be recognized, cleft palate repair seeks to correct a condition that is immediately recognizable. The one thing that is common in all of these health situations is the need for a caring and knowledgable doctor.… Read More...

Is Your Child at Risk for Sleep Related Breathing Abnormalities?

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Cholesteatoma and other chronic ear problems

Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Physicians treat a variety of common ENT problems in both adults and children, ranging from chronic sleep disturbances to cleft palate and cleft lip surgeries. Ear trouble, whether genetic or acquired via bacterial or viral infection, vocal cord paralysis, sinus infections, and even repair of facial and neck damage due to an accident all fall under the rubric of an ENT physician. Some of the most common ENT problems in children include:

  • Breathing Difficulties.Snoring is not just a problem in adults: approximately one in ten children will snore nightly.
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