Our otolaryngology or ENT (ear, nose, and throat) team specializes in caring for children with a broad range of conditions from persistent ear infections to problems with hearing and speaking. Our otolaryngologists are specially trained in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ears, nose, throat and related parts of the head and neck.

Diagnosis and treatment

• Middle ear conditions, such as chronic (repeated) ear infections
• Hearing loss, including hearing evaluation and implantable hearing devices such as Cochlear Implants
• Congenital malformations of the ear, such as cupped ears in infancy, microtia and aural atresia
• Tonsil and adenoid disorders, including obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
• Sinus disease in children
• Environmental allergies that affect the sinuses or ears
• Patients with cleft lip and palate, and related speech disorders
• Velopharyngeal insufficiency – severely high-pitched voice or air leak with speech
• Voice disorders
• Airway disorders, such as laryngomalacia (“floppy voicebox”), tracheomalacia, subglottic stenosis (airway narrowing), papillomas, and vocal cord paralysis
• Head and neck growths or tumors (benign or cancerous)
• Hemangiomas, vascular malformations, and lymphatic malformations (cystic hygromas)
• Swallowing disorders
• Removal of foreign bodies from the ear, nose, or throat