Pediatric Otolaryngology

The fields of study of Liv Hospital Pediatric Otolaryngology Department include the diagnosis and treatment of ear nose throat problems that have occurred in childhood during congenital or acquired infectious, tumoral, developmental and traumatic reasons.
Nasal meat and tonsil problems, otitis media are the most common ear nose throat complaints in children. In the treatment of common genetic hearing loss in our country, according to the type and degree of hearing loss, in parallel with the developing technology in recent years, many treatment options such as cochlear implant, brain stem implant, active middle ear implants and bone placed hearing aids are offered.




Treatment of congenital or acquired strictures in the airways is one of the study areas of Pediatric Otolaryngology Department. Good and malignant masses originating from the head and neck region, inflammation in the upper respiratory tract and treatment of foreign bodies are also provided.
 

Treatment Areas

• Tonsil and adenoid problems
• Middle ear infections
• Middle ear effusions
• Congenital anomalies of the auricle and the external ear canal
• Genetic and acquired hearing loss
• Congenital or acquired strictures of the larynx and trachea
• sinusitis
• Tumors in childhood

 

Nasal Meat and Tonsil Problems

Nasal meat and tonsil problems are the most common ear nose throat complaints in children. The surgical treatment of these problems, which causes pain, sleep, snoring, and apnea, is carried out by modern techniques.
 

Middle Ear Inflammation / Fluid

Inflammation of the middle ear with a childhood disease usually corrects with drug treatment. However, in cases that do not respond to medical treatment or recurrent cases, tube insertion operations are provided.

Lack of Hearing

According to the type and degree of hearing loss in the treatment of common genetic hearing loss in our country; Many treatment options are offered, including cochlear implant, brain stem implant, active middle ear implants and bone placed hearing aids.
 

Airway Stenosis

The treatment of congenital or acquired strictures in the airways is one of the important areas of study in the Department of Pediatric Otolaryngology. Surgical treatment is applied for some of these strictures.
 

Tumors

As in adults, good and malignant masses can be seen in the head and neck region in children. For the treatment of benign masses, surgery and chemotherapy and / or radiotherapy can be performed in addition to surgery in the treatment of malignant masses.