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ENT

Scope of Service

Types of Patients Served

The E.N.T. department deals with problems and illness of ear, nose, throat and larynx. This includes some neuro-muscular disorders [e.g. facial nerve paralysis], upper esophageal problems, salivary gland diseases, sleep disorders and occupational hearing hazards.

Range of Conditions and Diagnoses Treated and Range of Treatments or Activities Performed

Services Offered:

1. OPD Services:

        Day to day patient care: OPD patients are managed on evidence based medicine rules.

• Minor procedures

• ear wash and ear suction to clear wax, ear discharges etc.
• post operative dressing
• endoscopic video documented examination under local Anaesthesia for sino-nasal, laryngeal and naso-pharyngeal problems
• microscopic examination of ear documented on T.V. for patient education and orientation
• foreign body removal from nose, ear, throat under local Anaesthesia
• incision and drainage under local Anaesthesia of small abscess 

• Audiology and hearing assessment test

• tympanogram to assess middle ear pressure and Eustachian tube problems
• pure tone audiogram for hearing evaluation of patients, pre-employment check up and annual check of industrial plant employees
• evaluation of patients with hearing and speech disabilities
• patient education is provided

2. Inpatient services:

• Medical and surgical management according to the condition.
• Uncompensating vertigo 
• Severely infected ear, nose or throat conditions
• Hemorrhagic conditions such as epistaxis, bleeding per mouth etc.
• Conservative observation of selected trauma patients 

3. Emergency services:

24 hours service / day / week. Services offered to all urgent inflammatory, traumatic and acute conditions pertaining to this department. Also, we are sharing our services to manage respiratory distress.

4. Surgeries performed:

Advanced E.N.T. Surgeries

Endoscopic guided procedures:

• Endoscopic control of epistaxis
• Endoscopic nasal turbinoplasty
• Endoscopic nasal laser turbinate reduction
• Endoscopic septoplasty
• Endoscopic nasopharyngeal mass ablation
• Endoscopic adenodectomy [in very young children]
• Endoscopic Dacrocysto Rhinostomy
• Endoscopic laser Dacrocysto Rhinostomy
• Endoscopic hypophysectomy
• Endoscopic guided neck swelling excision

Laser surgeries

• Laser lingual tonsillectomy
• Laser Tonsillectomy
• Laser Myringotomy
• Laser Nasal turbinate reduction [endoscopic]
• Laser Assisted UPPP [LAUP]
• Laser Stapedectomy
• Laser Nasal polypectomy 

Coblation surgeries

• Lingual tonsillectomy
• Tonsillectomy
• Coblation polypectomy
• Adenoid ablation
• Coblation assisted UPPP [COAUP]

Types of Staff Carrying Out these Activities

The E.N.T. Department comprise of a consultant, specialists, audiologist, E.N.T. clinic nurses and is collaborating with our male and female surgical wards and theatre for cases needing admissions and operative procedures.

Sites where Care and Service are Provided and Times When Care and Service Are Provided

Services are extended from outpatient to inpatient setting. Regular clinic time is 0800 – 1200 hours and 1600 hours – 2000 hours for Saturday to Thursday. An on-call resident and consultant are available 24 hours / day, 7 days / week for any emergency conditions related to E.N.T.

Hours of Operation:

Saturday - Thursday (08:00 am - 12:00 pm & 04:00 pm - 08:00 pm

Note: (On-call services 24 hours a day / 7 days a week)

Telephone Number(s)

+966 3 826 2111     Ext.  1037

Doctor Name	Profile
DR. ABRAHAM MATHUNNI	ENT Specialist
DR. YOUSRIA ALI ALI	Consultant Audiologist
DR. MOUSA M. IBRAHIM	ENT Specialist