pediatric ent

കുട്ടികളിലെ കേൾവിക്കുറവ് : മാതാപിതാക്കൾ അറിയേണ്ടത്

ലോകമാകെ, ആയിരത്തിൽ അഞ്ചു കുട്ടികൾക്ക് എന്ന തോതിൽ കണ്ടു വരുന്ന കേൾവിക്കുറവ്, മനുഷ്യരിൽ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന ജന്മവൈകല്യങ്ങളിൽ മുൻപിൽ നിൽക്കുന്ന ഒന്നാണ്. ശാരീരികമായ ബുദ്ധിമുട്ടുകൾ ഒന്നും ഇല്ലാത്തതിനാലും, പുറമേക്ക് പ്രകടമല്ലാത്തതിനാലും പലപ്പോഴും തിരിച്ചറിയപെടാതെ പോകുന്ന ഒരു വൈകല്യമാണ് കുട്ടികളിലുള്ള കേൾവിക്കുറവ് അഥവാ ബധിരത. […]
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Pediatric Hearing loss: What Parents Need to Know?

Pediatric Hearing loss is one of the leading birth defects in humans, occurring in about five out of every 1,000 children worldwide. Hearing loss or deafness in children is a […]
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Subglottic Stenosis – Clinical Features and Treatment

Subglottic stenosis is a clinical condition occurring due to the narrowing of the subglottic lumen of the larynx (voice box) at the region of the cricoid cartilage. Based on the […]
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Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis – Clinical features, Diagnosis and Treatment

Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP) also known as juvenile-onset laryngeal papillomatosis/ laryngeal papillomatosis, is a rare airway disease characterized by the development of small, wart-like growths (papillomas) anywhere in the respiratory […]
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NICE guidelines for Cochlear implantation in children and adults

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is a non-departmental public body in England, that provides national guidance and advice to improve health and social care. On 7th […]
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Progressive loss of voice in a 2 year old female child

A 2-year-old female child presented with complaints of progressive loss of voice for the past 6 months. She had no history to suggestive voice abuse, foreign body inhalation, cough or […]
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Intra oral swelling in a nine year old child

A 9-year-old female patient presented with a chief complaint of swelling in the floor of the mouth for the past 3 months. The swelling was initially small in size & […]
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Laryngomalacia – clinical features, surgical and medical management

Laryngomalacia also called “Dis-coordinate pharyngo-laryngomalacia” is the most common congenital lesion of the larynx (60-70%) and is the most common cause of congenital stridor in neonates and infants. The condition […]
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Thyroglossal cyst – Pathogenesis, Clinical features and Treatment options

Thyroglossal duct cyst (TDC) is a frequent congenital midline anomaly of the neck which usually manifests during the first decade of life. TDC is an epithelial lined tract that connects the tongue […]
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Adenotonsillectomy lowers high blood pressure in children with OSA

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a spectrum of disorders ranging from simple snoring to complete obstruction of upper airways during sleep, which affects both children and adults. The most common […]
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Clinical practice guidelines for tonsillectomy

Tonsillectomy is the second most commonly performed surgery in the United States with more than 5,30,000 procedures performed on children younger than 15 years each year. Although tonsillectomy is a […]
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Ranula – Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management

Ranula is an uncommon clinical condition characterized by a translucent, blue cystic swelling in the floor of the mouth, arising due to accumulation of extravasated mucus from the sublingual salivary […]
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Optoacoustic Cochlear implant to hear with light pulses

Cochlear implants are electronic prosthetic devices used in adults and children with sensory neural hearing loss, who are not benefited by the use of conventional hearing aids. They bypass the […]
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Cochlear Implantation in Incomplete Partition type III

Incomplete Partition type III (IP-III) or most widely known as X linked deafness is an inner ear anomaly associated with congenital mixed hearing loss, fixation of stapes footplate and perilymph […]
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Diphtheria

Diphtheria is a life-threatening acute bacterial infectious condition caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae. The usual site of infection is the tonsils and oropharynx, but the disease can occur in nasal cavities, larynx or […]
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