Hearing screening in newborn babies
Screening aims at early detection of the condition in order to undertake appropriate treatment and prevent the consequences of the disease.
Types of hearing disorders
Hearing disorders can occur at any age - in children, in adults and in older people.
Eardrum reconstruction
Reconstruction of the eardrum, is a procedure that is performed very frequently in patients with eardrum perforation. It is a very important part, protecting the ear from various infections, among...
How to indicatively check hearing in a newborn and infant?
Indicative and objective methods are used to assess a child's hearing using appropriate equipment.
Why is hearing screening important?
Early detection of hearing disorders in children is important for their normal, harmonious development. A child with hearing impairment or deafness develops less well, with speech, behavioural,...
What does otorhinolaryngology deal with?
Many patients who have problems with their ears, throat, nose, sinuses or larynx do not know which doctor to see and which branch of medicine deals with these problems.
Middle ear
The organ of hearing consists of three components: the ear, the auditory pathway and the auditory centres in the central nervous system. The vestibulocochlear nerve, exits through the...
What are auditory trumpets?
The ear trumpet, or Eustachian tube, is a canal that is up to 4 centimetres long. It connects the eardrum cavity of the middle ear to the upper part of the throat. The primary function of the...
Exudative otitis media
Exudative otitis media is one of the most common childhood ear disorders, known as glue ear. The condition results in the accumulation of mucous or serous fluid in the middle ear, which leads to...
Acute otitis media
Acute otitis media is a condition where the inflammatory process involves the mucous membrane lining the middle ear structures. In adults, it occurs primarily in the course of upper respiratory tract...
Complications of otitis media
Otitis media is one of the more common ENT conditions, especially in children. It is very important to recognise it early and treat it adequately to prevent complications.
Audiometric testing
The conduction of sound in the ear takes place through air conduction and bone conduction. In the case of air conduction, sound enters from the outer ear, via the middle ear to the inner ear.
Foreign body in a child's ear - principles of management
The insertion of foreign bodies into natural orifices is more common among children than adults. Foreign bodies can be of organic (seeds, insects) or inorganic origin (small toys or parts of toys,...
Boils of the external ear - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Inflammatory lesions of the external ear are most commonly located in the external auditory canal. The most common pathogens are bacteria: staphylococcus aureus and blue pus and fungi.
