Otolaryngology

The Department of Otolaryngology currently has 26 medical and technical staff members, including 18 with master's degrees or higher and 9 with senior professional titles. Several members of the department hold important positions in national and regional professional associations, including 1 member of the Chinese Association of Chinese Medicine, 1 deputy chairperson and 1 member of the Otolaryngology Branch of the Zhejiang Association of Chinese Medicine, 1 deputy chairperson and 1 member of the Otolaryngology Branch of the Zhejiang Association of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, and 1 member of the Otolaryngology Branch of the Zhejiang Medical Association. The otolaryngology medical team is an outstanding, highly skilled, and strong medical team.

Services: The department offers a broad range of diagnosis and treatment services, including chronic otitis media, deafness, tinnitus, vertigo, and benign and malignant ear tumors; chronic sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, nasal polyps, sinus cysts, deviated nasal septum, epistaxis, and nasal and sinus tumors; vocal cord polyps, epiglottic cysts, vocal cord leukoplakia, and benign and malignant laryngeal tumors; chronic tonsillitis, sleep apnea syndrome, pediatric snoring, and head and neck trauma. It is equipped with the German STOZ ultra-high-definition otolaryngoscopic camera system, the Olympus high-definition electronic nasolaryngoscope system, the American Kehiren carbon dioxide laser surgical system, the American Smith & Nephew low-temperature plasma surgical system, and the German Zeiss vario 700 operating microscope, along with other advanced medical equipment, laying the foundation for improving the success rate of complex surgeries. The annual number of outpatient and emergency visits reaches 100,000, and annual discharges total 2,000.

Technical capabilities:

1. Carbon dioxide laser treatment. For early-stage laryngeal cancer, laryngeal papilloma, vocal cord leukoplakia, and similar conditions, it offers the advantages of no need for tracheotomy, minimal surgical trauma, low likelihood of recurrence, little intraoperative bleeding, and rapid postoperative recovery.

2. Treatment of Ménière-related vertigo by semicircular canal occlusion under microscopy, with a vertigo relief rate approaching 100%.

3. Low-temperature plasma surgical system. Used to treat sleep apnea syndrome and pediatric snoring, it offers the advantages of minimal trauma, little intraoperative bleeding, a short operation time, mild postoperative pain, and rapid recovery, and is currently the preferred method for treating snoring.

4. Integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment for sudden sensorineural hearing loss. On the basis of Western medical treatment, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome differentiation and treatment are used, with oral Chinese herbal medicine adjusted according to the individual and the syndrome, supplemented by acupoint massage and Chinese herbal foot baths, together with hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment, significantly improving the cure and improvement rate for sudden sensorineural hearing loss.

5. Acupuncture of the sphenopalatine ganglion for allergic rhinitis. By integrating the traditional Chinese medicine theory of meridians with the Western medical theory of neuroendocrine-immune regulation, this method features precise target localization, minimal discomfort, rapid onset, affordability and practicality, as well as safety, convenience, and lasting efficacy. It is an effective method for precise integrated traditional Chinese and Western medicine treatment of allergic rhinitis.

6. “Pharyngeal voice” manual training to correct voice disorders.

Research project awards: The department has strong research and training capabilities. It is a standardized residency training base for otolaryngology in Zhejiang Province and undertakes 11 scientific research projects at or above the departmental and bureau level.