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Otolaryngologists are specialists who have expertise in the care of disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and neck. Many medical problems affect the head and neck region and can therefore be helped by a consultation with an otolaryngologist. Disorders treated in the Department of Otolaryngology at MUSC are shown on the below list. The list is a sampling and may not include all diseases treated within the department.

Disorders & Topics of Interest

Related MUSC Web sites

Disorders of the Ear (Otology)

Arrow Audiology Program
Arrow Aural Atresia and Microtia Center
Arrow Cochlear Implant Center
Arrow Otology-Neurotology Division

Disorders of the Nose (Rhinology)

Arrow Allergy Center
Arrow Nose & Sinus Center
Arrow Snoring Clinic

Disorders of the Throat (Laryngology)

Arrow Airway & Aspiration Center for Children
Arrow Evelyn Trammell Institute for Voice & Swallowing

Disorders of the Head & Neck

Arrow Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) - Head & Neck Surgery
Arrow 
Head & Neck Tumor Program
Arrow 
Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Division
Arrow Microvascular Reconstruction Program

AllergyArrow Allergy Center
Pediatric Disorders of the Ear, Nose & Throat

Arrow Airway & Aspiration Center for Children
Arrow Allergy Center

Arrow Audiology Program
Arrow Aural Atresia and Microtia Center
Arrow Cochlear Implant Center
Arrow 
Evelyn Trammell Institute for Voice & Swallowing
Arrow 
Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) - Head & Neck Surgery
Arrow Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Division
Arrow Nose & Sinus Center
Arrow Pediatric Otolaryngology

Balance DisordersArrow Vestibular & Balance Program
Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Arrow Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Arrow Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) - Head & Neck Surgery
Arrow Head & Neck Tumor Program
Arrow 
Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Division
Arrow Microvascular Reconstruction Program

SnoringArrow Snoring Clinic
    

Disorders of the Ear (Otology)

  • Hearing loss & hearing aid evaluation
  • Deafness & cochlear implant evaluation
  • Acoustic neuroma
  • Benign and malignant tumors of the skull base
  • Ear wax cleaning
  • Infections of the external, middle, and inner ear
  • Dizziness (vertigo) and balance disorders
  • Tinnitus
  • Otitis externa (swimmer’s ear)
  • Otitis media with effusion
  • Chronic suppurative otitis media
  • Otosclerosis
  • Perilymph fistula
  • Meniere’s disease
  • Eustachian tube dysfunction
  • Perforated eardrum
  • Sudden sensorineural hearing loss
  • Facial nerve paralysis
  • Auricular malformations
  • External auditory canal stenosis
  • Temporal bone fracture
  • Glomus tumors (paragangliomas)
  • Tubes and tympanoplasty for chronic otitis media
  • Aural atresia and microtia
For More Information

Arrow Audiology Program
Arrow Aural Atresia &
Microtia Center
Arrow Cochlear Implant Center
Arrow Otology-Neurotology Division

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Disorders of the Nose (Rhinology)

  • Allergy
  • Acute and chronic sinus infections
  • Disorders of smell and taste
  • Chronic nasal congestion
  • Benign and malignant tumors of the nose
  • Deviated septum
  • Enlarged turbinates
  • Nosebleed
  • Nasal polyps
  • Chronic infection of the tear (lacrimal) duct
  • Grave’s exophthalmos

For More Information

Arrow Allergy Center
Arrow 
Nose & Sinus Center
Arrow Snoring Clinic

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Disorders of the Throat (Laryngology)

  • Pediatric airway and swallowing disorders
  • Hoarseness
  • Cough
  • Care of the professional voice
  • Swallowing difficulty
  • Speech therapy
  • Acute and chronic laryngitis
  • Acid reflux
  • Vocal cord motion impairment (paralysis)
  • Benign and malignant tumors of the larynx
  • Spasmodic dysphonia
  • Laryngeal (glottic) stenosis
  • Tracheal stenosis
  • Trauma of the larynx
  • Vocal cord polyps, granuloma, scar, and nodules
  • Laryngospasm
  • Papilloma of the larynx
  • Cricopharyngeal spasm
  • Zenker’s diverticulum
  • Post-laryngectomy voice rehabilitation
For More Information

Arrow Airway & Aspiration Center for Children
Arrow Evelyn Trammell Institute for Voice & Swallowing

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Disorders of the Head & Neck

  • Snoring
  • Sleep apnea
  • Cancer of the head and neck
  • Skin cancers and melanoma
  • Enlarged lymph node
  • Neck mass
  • Tumors of the salivary glands (parotid, submandibular gland, minor salivary glands)
  • Tumors of the thyroid and parathyroid glands
  • Thyroid goiter
  • Thyroid nodules
  • Thyroglossal duct cyst
  • Branchial cleft cyst
  • Carotid body tumor
  • Vagal schwannomas
  • Intraoral and extra-oral prostheses to allow patients to speak, swallow and chew
  • Complex reconstruction of head and neck

For More Information

Arrow Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) - Head & Neck Surgery
Arrow Head & Neck Tumor Program
Arrow Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Division
Arrow Microvascular Reconstruction Program

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Allergy

  • Hay fever
  • Allergic rhinitis
  • Food allergy
  • Insect sting allergy
  • Drug allergy
For More Information
Arrow Allergy Center
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Pediatric Disorders of the Ear, Nose & Throat

  • Pediatric airway and swallowing disorders
  • Middle ear fluid (ear tubes)
  • Hearing loss
  • Breathing disorders
  • Tonsillitis
  • Adenoids
  • Sleep apnea
  • Airway foreign body
  • Sinus and allergy
  • Infections of the head and neck
  • Benign and malignant tumors of the head and neck
  • Speech disorders
  • Nasoalveolar molding
  • Cleft palate
  • Aural atresia and microtia

For More Information

Arrow Airway & Aspiration
Center for Children

Arrow Allergy Center
Arrow 
Audiology Program
Arrow Aural Atresia & Microtia Center
Arrow Cochlear Implant Center
Arrow Evelyn
Trammell Institute for Voice & Swallowing
ArrowMaxillofacial Prosthodontic Division
Arrow Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) - Head & Neck Surgery

Arrow Nose & Sinus Center  
Arrow Pediatric Otolaryngology

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Balance Disorders

  • Dizziness, and other balance-related disorders
  • Services available for people with significant degrees of hearing loss

For More Information

Arrow Vestibular & Balance Program

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Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

  • Nasal malformation (nasal hump, crooked nose, excessively large nose)
  • Facial aging/wrinkles
  • Facial rejuvenation
  • Baggy eyelids
  • Excessive neck skin and fat
  • Recessed chin
  • Scar revision and management
  • Skin discoloration
  • Tattoo removal
  • Brow droop (ptosis)
  • Male-pattern baldness
  • Facial reconstruction after trauma/cancer
  • Local, regional, free tissue flaps
  • Skin grafts
  • Facial trauma
  • Facial lacerations
  • Fractures of the face and mandible
  • Intraoral and extra-oral prostheses to allow patients to speak, swallow and chew
  • Complex reconstruction of head and neck
For More Information

Arrow Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Arrow Department of Otolaryngology (ENT) - Head & Neck Surgery
Arrow Head & Neck Tumor Program
Arrow Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Division
Arrow 
Microvascular Reconstruction Program

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Snoring Clinic

  • Snoring
  • Sleep-disordered breathing
  • Restless leg syndrome
  • Poor sleep hygiene
  • Insomnia
  • Narcolepsy
  • Enuresis
  • Poor sleep secondary to allergy, nocturnal reflux, nasal obstruction, tonsil & adenoid hypertrophy

For More
Information

Arrow Snoring Clinic
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