DR. KAMAL GOYAL ENT CLINIC

MUTATIONAL FALSETTO OR PUBERPHONIA
Condition in which boys continues to have high pitch or feminine voice even after entering adolescence.
Laryngoscopy is indicated to rule out other causes.
Voice therapy & conservative psychological therapy works in most.

Foreign body ear - Cotton Plug

Removal done under endoscopic visualization.

Buds should not be used.
They push wax inside.
Can cause ear infection.
Part of them can remain inside canal.
Can rupture drum.

ALL ABOUT EAR WAX

Q. What is wax & how does it come out of ear?
Ans. Secretions from glands in outer part of ear canal forms wax or cerumen. It has lubricant & antibacterial properties. Body thrust movements helps wax flakes to move out of ear.

Q. Causes of impaction of wax?
A. Excessive hairs ...

LINGUAL TONSIL
Lymphoid tissue at the base of tongue.
Symptoms: Foreign body sensation throat, Itching & burning sensation, Choking Sensation etc
Treatment: Initial Stages = Conservative with medications & life style changes
Sometimes if size is too big or symptoms are too troublesome: Surgical R...

NASAL FOREIGN BODY - BATTERY CELL
All nasal foreign bodies can be life threatening as can slip in wind pipe. Battery Cell is most dangerous as it erodes nearby tissues very rapidly.
Watch your child. Dont keep small items near him which he can insert. Educate your child that nothing should be ins...

SELF INFLICTED EAR TRAUMA
Its not unusual to see case of ear trauma & ear drum rupture after manipulation by patient. But above pic is of patient's ear who kept on manipulating ear leading to damage of ear canal & ear drum.
Itching in ears is common cause of self manipulationwhich can occur due t...

HEALED EAR DRUM

Ear drum perforation can occur due to many causes like infection, trauma etc. If treatment taken timely very high chances that it will heal & no surgical intervention is required.

CANCER TONSILL
MAIN RISK FACTORS
1. SMOKING
2. ALCOHOL
3. TOBACCO

COMMON SYMPTOMS
1. DIFFICULTY IN SWALLOWING
2. PAIN WHILE SWALLOWING
3. FOREIGN BODY SENSATION THROAT
4. UNUSUAL APPEARANCE OF TONSILL
5. LUMP IN NECK

MOST COMMON EAR FOREIGN BODY - COTTON BUD TIP