Lecture Notes: Diseases of the Ear, Nose and Throat

Preface, vii How to use your textbook, viii About the companion website, xii Part 1 The ear, hearing and balance 1 The ear: applied basic science, 3 2 Clinical examination of the ear, 8 3 Testing the hearing, 10 4 Deafness, 18 5 Conditions of the pinna, 25 6 Conditions of the external auditory meatus, 31 7 Otitis media, 39 8 Acute otitis media, 41 9 Chronic otitis media, 45 10 Complications of middle-ear infection, 50 11 Otitis media with effusion, 56 12 Earache (otalgia), 61 13 Tinnitus, 63 14 Balance disorders, 65 15 Facial nerve paralysis, 71 Part 2 The nose and sinuses 16 Clinical examination of the nose and nasopharynx, 77 17 The nasal septum, 82 18 Acute nose and sinus infections, 87 19 Tumours of the nose, sinuses and nasopharynx, 93 20 Rhinitis and nasal polyps, 97 21 Facial plastic surgery, 105 Part 3 The head and neck 22 Adenoids, 113 23 The oropharynx and tonsils, 117 24 Snoring and obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS), 126 25 The larynx: applied basic science and examination, 130 26 Inflammatory disorders of the larynx, 136 27 Head and neck cancer, 141 28 Voice disorders, 148 29 The pharynx and upper oesophagus, 153 30 Tracheostomy, 158 31 Diseases of the salivary glands, 165 32 Neck lumps, 173 Part 4 ENT emergencies 33 Injuries of the ear and temporal bone, 183 34 Nasal emergencies, 187 35 Airway obstruction, 192 36 Airway obstruction in infants and children, 195 37 Pharyngeal and oesophageal ingested foreign bodies, 205 38 Neck trauma, 208 39 Maxillofacial trauma, 211 Index, 218