The throat is a muscular tube that acts as a passage way for food, liquids, and air.
The areas covered by the ENT surgeon include:
- Oral cavity (Mouth)
- Pharynx (the back of the nose and mouth)
- Larynx (voice box)
- Upper parts of the oesophagus (food pipe)
- Upper parts of the trachea (wind pipe)
Throat conditions and treatments offered:
- Tonsillitis and adenoid hypertrophy
- Pharyngitis
- Laryngitis
- Infections of the mouth including glossitis
- Voice disorders including vocal nodules, vocal cord palsy
- Sleep apnoea/snoring
- Swallowing disorders
- Foreign bodies in the esophagus
- Foreign bodies in the air passages
- Laryngeal endoscopy
