|  | | | Department of Otolaryngology : Patient Care | 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 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
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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
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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
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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
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Allergy - Hay fever
- Allergic rhinitis
- Food allergy
- Insect sting allergy
- Drug allergy
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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
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Balance Disorders - Dizziness, and other balance-related disorders
- Services available for people with significant degrees of hearing loss
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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
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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
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