Otolaryngology

The Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Department of Beijing United Family Hospital was established in 2004 and is dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose and throat disorders in children and adults, including various acute and chronic inflammations, allergic rhinitis, turbinate hypertrophy, deviated nasal septum, sinusitis and nasal polyps, epistaxis (nosebleeds), trauma, ear inflammation and age-related hearing changes, new growths of the pharynx and larynx, vertigo, mouth breathing and sleep snoring in children/adults (adenoid and tonsillar hypertrophy), foreign bodies in the ear, nose and throat, and neonatal auricular shape abnormalities, etc.

The outpatient clinic can perform endoscopic examinations of all ear, nose and throat regions, removal of superficial foreign bodies, subjective and objective hearing assessment for infants and adults, vertigo diagnosis and repositioning treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV, ear stones), correction of certain types of neonatal auricular malformations, and electrocoagulation treatment of nosebleeds.

In surgery, the department can perform reduction of nasal bone fractures, correction of deviated nasal septum, removal of nasal and sinus lesions, dacryocystorhinostomy, adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy in children, uvulopalatopharyngoplasty in adults, removal of vocal cord and epiglottis lesions, vocal cord injection filling, and surgical treatment of various external and middle ear disorders. In addition, the ENT department can evaluate upper airway patency, order sleep monitoring as appropriate, assess sleep status, and guide follow-up treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.

ENT Services

The ENT outpatient clinic of Beijing United Family Hospital can diagnose and treat the following ear, nose and throat diseases, but is not limited to:

Ear diseases

Sudden hearing loss

Inflammation of the middle ear and external auditory canal

Otitis media with effusion

Trauma

Cerumen (earwax)

Otomycosis (fungal infection)

Vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing disorders in adults and children

Nasal or sinus diseases

Allergic and non-allergic rhinitis

Sinusitis

Deviated nasal septum

Epistaxis (nosebleeds)

Nasal or sinus tumors

Laryngeal diseases

Acute and chronic laryngitis

Vocal cord nodules and polyps

Tonsillitis

Tonsillar hypertrophy, adenoid hypertrophy

Sleep disorders

In our sleep laboratory, we can diagnose and treat sleep apnea syndrome and other sleep disorders:

Diagnosis through sleep testing (polysomnography)

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for sleep apnea syndrome

Surgical treatment of sleep apnea, including surgery for pediatric sleep apnea syndrome (adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy)

Surgical services

Ear, nose, sinus, throat, oral, bronchial and esophageal surgery, including:

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Myringotomy with tube insertion

Endoscopic surgery of the nose and sinuses, reduction of nasal bone fractures

Ear, nose and throat trauma

Laryngeal microsurgery