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Conditions We Treat

We care for a wide variety of head and neck conditions in children. 

  • Breathing problems related to the upper airway or trachea
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Snoring and Obstructive sleep apnea 
  • Nasal obstruction 
  • Deviated septum 
  • Choanal atresia
  • Pyriform aperture stenosis
  • Persisting nosebleeds
  • Chronic sinus problems 
  • Nasal masses including juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA)
  • Nasal congestion not responsive to medical therapies or allergy treatment
  • Dizziness and vertigo
  • Recurring or chronic ear infections
  • Middle ear problems such as cholesteatoma
  • Eardrum perforations (holes) 
  • Foreign bodies of the ear, nose or airway
  • Eustachian tube dysfunction
  • Excessive salivation
  • Treatment of hearing loss 
  • Cochlear implant placement
  • Surgery for placement of bone-anchored hearing aids such as OSIA and SENTIO
  • Preauricular (in front of the ear) pits 
  • Branchial cleft cysts
  • Thyroglossal duct cysts
  • Neck masses including enlarged lymph nodes
  • Dermoid cysts
  • Teratomas
  • Thyroid masses and cancer in children
  • Mouth lesions such as ranulas and blocked salivary ducts
  • Recurrent inflammation of the parotid or submandibular (salivary) glands
  • Nasal fractures
  • Hoarseness 
  • Vocal cord paralysis
  • Speech disorders including velopharyngeal insufficiency We care for a wide variety of head and neck conditions in children. 
  • Breathing problems related to the upper airway or trachea
  • Feeding difficulties
  • Snoring and Obstructive sleep apnea 
  • Nasal obstruction 
  • Deviated septum 
  • Choanal atresia
  • Pyriform aperture stenosis
  • Persisting nosebleeds
  • Chronic sinus problems 
  • Nasal masses including juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma (JNA)
  • Nasal congestion not responsive to medical therapies or allergy treatment
  • Dizziness and vertigo
  • Recurring or chronic ear infections
  • Middle ear problems such as cholesteatoma
  • Eardrum perforations (holes) 
  • Foreign bodies of the ear, nose or airway
  • Eustachian tube dysfunction
  • Excessive salivation
  • Treatment of hearing loss 
  • Cochlear implant placement
  • Surgery for placement of bone-anchored hearing aids such as OSIA and SENTIO
  • Preauricular (in front of the ear) pits 
  • Branchial cleft cysts
  • Thyroglossal duct cysts
  • Neck masses including enlarged lymph nodes
  • Dermoid cysts
  • Teratomas
  • Thyroid masses and cancer in children
  • Mouth lesions such as ranulas and blocked salivary ducts
  • Recurrent inflammation of the parotid or submandibular (salivary) glands
  • Nasal fractures
  • Hoarseness 
  • Vocal cord paralysis
  • Speech disorders including velopharyngeal insufficiency 

Resources for Providers

How to contact us

Pediatric Otolaryngology Clinic Contact Information

Phone: 503-494-5350

Fax: 503-346-6826

Doernbecher patient consult line for referring providers: 503 346-0644 or 888 346-0644.