Removal of a lesion from the maxillary sinus using the Caldwell-Luca method
Maxillary sinus surgery is a form of invasive sinus treatment depending on the problem. Currently, endoscopic surgery is performed as well as Caldwell-Luca access surgery. Sometimes the operation has...
Snoring - surgical treatment
Sleep is one of man's basic physiological needs. It allows the entire body to regenerate. It is estimated that about ⅓ of a person's life is spent in sleep. Such an important part of life can be...
Oesophageal cancer - symptoms, causes and prognosis
Smoking, excessive alcohol consumption or reflux disease are the most common causes of oesophageal cancer. This cancer mainly affects older people. What are the symptoms of oesophageal cancer, when...
Ear cancer: what are the symptoms and treatment?
Ear cancer is a relatively rare malignant tumour that can develop both in the auricle and in the external auditory canal. Symptoms of ear cancer depend mainly on the location of the lesion, and can...
Otoplasty: what is the procedure, for what purpose and how is it performed?
Otoplasty is a procedure related to the ears, a term used to describe operations that aim to correct the shape of the auricles. It is carried out on patients who were born with an abnormality in the...
The ear with an implant in a mathematical model
The optimal placement of an active implant in the patient's ear is very challenging. The correct placement allows for the reception of high quality sound and a high degree of conduction to the middle...
Foreign body in nose and ear - where to seek help?
A foreign body in the nose or ear can pose a serious threat to health or life. How do you deal with a foreign body?
Bone anchored implants as a treatment for hearing loss
Hearing instruments used in patients with hearing loss are based on either air conduction or bone conduction. Bone anchored implants, based on bone conduction, represent a smaller percentage of...
Ear plasty - information about the procedure
The correction of protruding auricles, known as otoplasty, is one of the most frequently performed procedures in plastic surgery. This procedure is not dictated by medical reasons, but only by...
Third tonsil - to remove or not to remove?
The pharyngeal (third) tonsil is invisible to the naked eye. It is located behind the soft palate and the uvula backwards and upwards following the back wall of the throat. This organ is formed by...
Otosclerosis - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Otosclerosis is a disease that affects the vagus. It involves bone remodelling with the development of abnormal tissue within the middle ear ossicles, leading to their immobilisation. This results in...
Foreign body in the external auditory canal - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment
Foreign bodies in the external auditory canal are a fairly common reason for patients to visit otolaryngologists. It is particularly common in children. Most commonly, toy pieces, beads etc. are...
Removal of nasal polyps
Nasal polyps are nothing more than benign and delicate overgrowths of the nasal mucosa that cause inflammation. It so happens that nasal polyps have to be removed. The diagnosis of nasal polyps...
