Otolaryngology (ENT) head and neck surgery
Area of medical practice that treats people with health conditions of the ear, nose or throat
Procedures:
A surgical procedure to remove patches of tissue which are located at the back of the nasal cavity. The adenoids are part of the immune system and they help to trap and destroy germs.
A surgical procedure to clear the opening to the hollow spaces in the bone underneath the cheekbones. This helps unblock and drain the spaces to stop infection. It is sometimes called FESS (functional endoscopic sinus surgery).
Surgery to place an implant into the inner ear to help improve hearing. The air spaces in the bone behind the ear are also removed.
A procedure using a specialised tube to look inside one or both sides of the nose, the throat or the voice box.
A procedure to drain fluid from behind the eardrum.
Surgery to repair the cartilage and bones of the nose (nasal septum). This surgery helps to straighten the septum (septoplasty).
Surgery on the air pockets in the bones of the upper jaw and nose.
Surgery for a person who is 12 years or older to remove tonsils, or the tonsils and adenoids.
Surgery for a person who is younger than 12 years old to remove tonsils, or the tonsils and adenoids.
Surgery to remove small bones in the nostrils to help treat a blocked nose.
Services:
A test on 2 or 3 nerves to check if they are working correctly (neuromuscular electrodiagnosis). May also include tests that check how the muscles that connect to the nerves are working (electromyography).
Tests to check if nerves are working correctly (neuromuscular electrodiagnosis), or the muscles that connect to the nerves are working (electromyography).
Tests to check how the brain, spinal cord and certain nerves (central nervous system) are working. Three or more tests are completed.
A test in one or both eyes to check eye movement (electrooculography).
A hearing test (audiometry) to measure how the brain responds to sounds heard by the patient.
A test to measure how well the inner ear and nerve path are working (electrocochleography).
A hearing test (audiometry).
The results of a hearing test (audiogram) where sound travels through the ear canal (air conduction).
The results of hearing tests (audiogram) where sound travels through the ear canal (air conduction) and also as vibrations (bone conduction). Or hearing tests using air conduction and testing the person's ability to hear different words (speech discrimination).
The results of hearing tests (audiogram) where sound travels through the ear canal (air conduction) and as vibrations (bone conduction) and the person's ability to hear different words (speech discrimination) is also tested.
The results of a hearing test (audiogram) where sound travels through the ear canal (air conduction), and as vibrations (bone conduction) and the ability to hear different words is tested (speech discrimination). The inner ear is also tested (cochlear tests).
A test which measures how the eardrum is working (impedance audiogram).
Allergy tests using small injections under the skin. Testing is to find out if a patient is allergic to certain particles in the air (aeroallergens).
Allergy tests using small injections under the skin. Testing is to find out if a person is allergic to certain foods or latex.
A follow-up appointment with a specialist at their rooms or in-hospital. The specialist may provide additional services which may have their own costs.
The first appointment with a specialist at their rooms.
A meeting with a GP or specialist and at least 3 other medical professionals and allied health providers. The meeting is to develop a treatment plan for a patient with cancer, The meeting is 10 minutes or longer.
A meeting with a GP or specialist and at least 4 medical professionals and allied health providers. The meeting is to develop a treatment plan for a person with cancer, and is 10 minutes or longer.
The first appointment with a specialist for a specific condition and/or course of treatment. The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes.
A follow up appointment with a specialist for a specific condition and/or course of treatment. The appointment is by telehealth and is longer than 5 minutes.
A follow up appointment with a specialist. The appointment is by telehealth and is for more than 5 minutes.
Taking a sample of skin for testing (biopsy) during a consultation.
A procedure to take a sample of mucous membrane for testing (biopsy).
A procedure to remove an object which should not be inside the ear canal (foreign body).
A procedure by an ear, nose, throat specialist (otolaryngologisty) to check the vocal folds (cords) in a person with voice problems (dysphonia). The procedure uses video and light to take pictures (videostroboscopy).
Surgery to remove a growth which is blocking the ear canal (keratosis obturans). This procedure requires anaesthesia.
Surgery to treat infection or swelling in the middle ear.
A procedure to clean out the inside of the ear. An operating microscope will be needed.
Surgery to remove one or more growths from inside the nose (nasal polyp).
Surgery using heat or chemicals to shut off blood vessels or shrink structures (cauterisation) inside the nose.
Surgery to stop a nosebleed (epistaxis). May involve heat (cauterisation) or gauze/cotton packing to block blood vessels.
Procedures using a specialised tube to look inside one or both sides of the nose, the throat or the voice box (nasendoscopy, sinoscopy).
A treatment for a broken nose. External supports are used to keep the bones in place.