Conditions
Conditions We Treat
Otolaryngology (pronounced oh/toe/lair/in/goll/oh/jee) is a specialty pertaining to the medical and surgical management of patients with disorders of the ear, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. The specialty is commonly referred to as ENT or Ear, Nose and Throat, and Head and Neck Surgery.
Connecticut Pediatric Otolaryngology cares for the head and neck needs of children exclusively. Some of our specialty areas include (but are not limited to):
- Adenoid disease
- Airway disease
- Airway reconstruction
- BAHA implants
- Bronchoesophagology
- Cholesteatoma
- Chronic sinusitis
- Cleft lip/cleft palate
- Cochlear implants
- Craniofacial anomalies
- Deviated septum
- Down syndrome
- Ear infections
- Ear reconstruction and surgery
- Endoscopic sinus surgery
- Extraesophageal reflux
- Foreign bodies in the ear, nose, airway, or esophagus
- Hearing loss
- Hoarseness
- Laryngeal cleft
- Laryngomalcia
- Nasal obstruction
- Neck masses
- Nose bleeds
- Reconstructive facial plastic surgery
- Rhinoplasty
- Salivary diseases
- Sleep & snoring disorders
- Speech disorders
- Swallowing/feeding issues
- Thyroid surgery
- Tonsil issues
- Tracheostomy
- Trauma to the face, head, and neck
- Tumors/cancer of the head and neck
- Turbinate disease
- Vascular anomalies (hemangioma, vascular malformations, etc)
- Voice disorders
We specialize in the treatment of infants and children with complex medical issues and needs, including but not limited to prematurity, autism, Trisomy 21, cystic fibrosis, cancer, sickle cell disease, cerebral palsy, learning disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, additional genetic syndromes, and other rare diseases.