Adult ENT Conditions
Our ENT surgeons collective years of experience allows us to treat a range of ENT conditions with a focus on quality, care and compassion.
Learn more about the ENT conditions we treat
Tonsils and Adenoids
There are several variations of tonsillitis: acute, recurrent, and chronic tonsillitis and peritonsillar abscess.
Adult Sinusitis
This common disease process involves about one third of the Australian population, more commonly in adults.
Adult Snoring
Snoring is a problem for a lot of adults, or more specifically for their partner!
Adult Ear Infections
(Holes in Eardrum)
If the eardrum and three small ear bones become infected, holes in the ear drum and/or destruction of bones can result.
Single Sided Deafness
Single sided deafness (SSD) refers to the loss of nerve hearing in one ear.
Cholesteatoma
Or Skin Cyst in the Middle Ear, can be treated by Endoscopic (Keyhole) Ear Surgery. This is one of our specialist areas.
Otosclerosis
(Stapedectomy/ Stapedotomy)
Excessive bony growth occurs around the third middle ear bone, which normally conducts the sound to the cochlea.
Exostoses
(Surfer's Ear)
Exostoses need careful management with ear drops such as Aqua Ear to help evaporate trapped water.
Cochlear Implantation
(Bionic Ear)
Cochlear implants (or bionic ears) are also commonly used in adults where their hearing aids are not working well for them.
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid
(BAHA, Sophono)
These benign fibrous growths arise from the main balance nerve or the main auditory nerve.
Nasal Obstruction
There are many causes of nasal obstruction, including allergic rhinitis or structural causes of congestion to the nasal airway.
Acoustic Tumors
(Vestibular Schwannoma)
These benign fibrous growths arise from the main balance nerve or the main auditory nerve.
Superior Canal
Dehiscence
A loss of bone (dehiscence) between the upper balance (superior canal) organ and the brain lining.
