This branch deals with all problems concerning the ear, nose, throat and neck. The most common complaints in the ear are:-

• Discharge from ear
• Pain in the ear
• Decreased hearing
• Swelling in the ear
• Ringing in the ear
• Foreign body in the ear

Application of hearing aids for the hearing impaired in also undertaken after Audiometry testing. Sometimes, surgery may be required for ailments like ear-drum perforation.

The most common nasal ailments are:

• Allergic rhinitis
• Sinusitis
• Nasal tumors

The use of endoscopy for nasal sinus surgery has been a boon for common nasal ailments, and the use of nasal sprays has relieved allergic disorders.

Throat complaints are commonly due to tonsils, apart from cancers. Thyroid disorders like Goitre form a large number of ENT patients. Other problems treated by ENT surgeons are Salivary gland tumours.

Emergencies in ENT range from minor ones to the more serious:-

• Foreign body inserted in nose/ear by young ones
• Nasal bleeding
• Fish-bone stuck in throat
• Foreign body in bronchus