Comprehensive ENT Treatments and Advanced Ear, Nose & Throat Care

Extensive Range of ENT Treatments & Procedures

At PACE Hospitals, we provide advanced medical and surgical treatment for a broad spectrum of ENT conditions. From minimally invasive procedures to complex head and neck surgeries, our experienced ENT specialists focus on restoring function, relieving symptoms, and improving overall quality of life.

Non-Pharmacological Management of ENT Diseases

These helps relieve symptoms, improve comfort, and support recovery without medications or surgery. These measures are commonly advised in both acute and chronic ENT conditions.

• Steam inhalation and humidification: They help to loosen thick mucus, reduce nasal congestion, and soothe irritated nasal and throat passages. It may also improve breathing comfort in conditions such as sinusitis, colds, and throat irritation.
• Saline nasal irrigation and nasal hygiene: This helps to clear mucus, allergens, dust, and irritants from the nasal passages. Nasal hygiene can reduce nasal blockage, improve breathing, and allergy-related conditions and also support recovery in the sinus. 
• Adequate hydration and rest: Proper hydration keeps mucus thin and easy to drain, and proper rest promotes the body's natural healing process. 
• Voice rest and speech therapy: Voice rest helps reduce strain and irritation of the vocal cords, especially in hoarseness or laryngitis. Speech therapy may improve voice quality, speaking techniques, and recovery in patients with voice and swallowing disorders. 
• Hearing rehabilitation and hearing aids: This helps improve communication, listening ability, and quality of life in patients with hearing loss. 
• Vestibular rehabilitation for vertigo disorders: This generally involves balance and head movement exercises that help the brain adapt to inner ear problems. It can reduce dizziness, improve balance, and decrease the risk of falls in patients with vertigo.
• Allergy avoidance and environmental control: This is a very important step for people who easily get allergies. Allergens such as dust, smoke, pollen, and strong odours help reduce irritation and inflammation in the nose and throat.
• Dietary and lifestyle modifications: Changing the eating habits, staying hydrated, and avoiding spicy or acidic foods can help to manage many ENT conditions. These techniques may alleviate throat discomfort, reflux symptoms, and general recovery. 
• Weight reduction and sleep positioning for snoring and sleep apnea: Maintaining a healthy weight and sleeping in proper positions can help keep the airway open during sleep. These measures may reduce snoring, improve breathing, and decrease sleep apnea-related symptoms.
• Ear protection from loud noise exposure: Protecting the ears from excessive noise helps prevent hearing loss, tinnitus, and further damage to the inner ear. 
• Swallowing and feeding therapy: These therapies help patients with difficulty swallowing improve coordination and safe eating habits. It reduces the risk of choking, aspiration, and nutritional problems associated with throat and neurological disorders.
• Oral hygiene and throat care: Good oral and throat hygiene helps reduce infections, bad breath, throat irritation, and bacterial buildup. Regular care also supports faster healing in throat-related conditions.
• Observation and regular ENT follow-up: Regular ENT follow-up helps monitor symptoms, assess treatment response, and detect complications early. 
• Smoking and alcohol cessation: Avoiding smoking and alcohol helps reduce irritation and inflammation in the ear, nose, and throat region. It also lowers the risk of chronic infections, voice disorders, and head and neck cancers.
• Breathing exercises and nasal care routines: They aid by increasing airflow, decreasing nose obstruction, and promoting sinus discharge. These measures alleviate breathing problems and enhance nasal function.

Pharmacological Management 

This involves medications that are used to treat infections, allergies, inflammation, pain, balance disorders, and other ENT-related symptoms.

• Antibiotic therapy: Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections affecting the ear, nose, and throat, such as sinus infections, tonsillitis, middle ear infections, and throat infections. These medicines help stop the growth of bacteria, reduce inflammation, relieve pain and fever, and prevent the infection from spreading to nearby structures.
• Antiviral medications: These medications help to manage diseases caused by viruses, especially in certain throat infections, viral flu-related illnesses, and some ear infections. They work by reducing the ability of viruses to multiply in the body, which may help shorten the duration of symptoms and support faster recovery.
• Antifungal medications: These medicines are used to treat fungal infections affecting the ear, throat, or sinus regions. These medicines help eliminate fungal growth, reduce itching, discharge, irritation, and inflammation, and prevent the infection from worsening or recurring.
• Antihistamines: They are commonly prescribed for allergic conditions, such as allergic rhinitis, sneezing, nasal blockage, runny nose, and itching. They work by reducing the body's allergic response, helping relieve swelling and irritation in the nasal passages and throat.
• Nasal decongestants: These are used to reduce swelling inside the nasal passages, making it easier to breathe through the nose. They are utilised for treating conditions such as sinusitis, colds, allergic rhinitis, and nasal congestion to relieve blocked nose and improve sinus drainage.
• Corticosteroids: They help by reducing inflammation and swelling in the ear, nose, and throat region. They are used to treat allergic conditions, sinusitis, nasal polyps, throat inflammation, and certain ear disorders.
• Pain relievers and anti-inflammatory medications: These are used to reduce pain, fever, and inflammation associated with ENT conditions such as throat infections, ear infections, sinusitis, and post-surgical discomfort. They help improve comfort and support recovery during illness.
• Ear drops: These are used to relieve ear infections, irritation, wax accumulation, and itching in the ear canal. Depending on the condition, they may aid with pain relief, infection clearance, earwax softening, and ear discomfort. 
• Cough suppressants and mucolytics: These medications help to reduce excessive coughing, while mucolytics help loosen and thin thick mucus in the airways and throat. 
• Anti-vertigo medications: These medications help reduce dizziness, spinning sensation, nausea, and balance problems caused by inner ear disorders such as vertigo and Ménière’s disease. 
• Acid suppression therapy for reflux-related throat disorders: Acid suppression therapy helps reduce the production of stomach acid that can travel upward and irritate the throat and voice box. It is commonly used in reflux-related throat conditions to relieve symptoms such as throat irritation, chronic cough, hoarseness, and frequent throat clearing.
• Immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis: Immunotherapy helps the body gradually become less sensitive to allergens such as dust, pollen, or pet dander. Over time, it can reduce the frequency and severity of allergy symptoms like sneezing, nasal blockage, and runny nose. 
• Nebulization therapy: This therapy delivers medication in the form of a fine mist directly into the airways and throat. It helps relieve breathing difficulty, throat irritation, airway swelling, and mucus buildup in certain ENT and respiratory conditions. 
• Supportive nutritional and hydration therapy: Proper nutrition and hydration help support the immune system, maintain throat and mucosal health, and promote faster recovery from infections and surgeries.

Surgical Management 

Surgical treatment may be required when symptoms persist despite medical therapy, when structural abnormalities are present, or when complications develop. Below are some of the ENT surgeries : -

Throat and Airway Surgeries

Coblation tonsillectomy 

This surgical procedure is used to remove the tonsils using controlled low-temperature radiofrequency energy. This is performed in patients with recurrent tonsillitis, enlarged tonsils, breathing difficulty, snoring, or sleep apnea. This helps to reduce throat infections, improve swallowing and breathing, and can provide relief from disturbed sleep. Coblation surgery does less damage to nearby tissues, leading to reduced pain and faster recovery in many patients.

Coblation adenoidectomy 

This is a minimally invasive procedure used to remove enlarged or infected adenoids from behind the nose. Enlarged adenoids can cause nasal blockage, snoring, mouth breathing, recurrent ear infections, and sleep disturbances in children. The surgery helps improve nasal breathing, sleep quality, and overall comfort by removing the swollen adenoid tissue using coblation technology. 

Tongue tie release 

This is a simple procedure performed to treat tongue tie, a condition in which a tight band of tissue under the tongue restricts tongue movement. This can affect breastfeeding, swallowing, speech development, and oral hygiene. In this procedure, the tight tissue is carefully released to improve tongue mobility. After treatment, many patients experience improved feeding, clearer speech, and better tongue movement.

Ranula excision 

Ranula excision is a surgical procedure performed to remove a ranula (which is a fluid-filled swelling that forms beneath the tongue) when a salivary gland duct becomes blocked or leaks. Because if not removed, a ranula may lead to discomfort, difficulty speaking, problems with swallowing, or a sensation of fullness in the mouth. Surgical removal of the lesion helps relieve these symptoms and lowers the risk of recurrence, thereby improving comfort and restoring normal mouth function.

Micro laryngeal surgery 

This is a specialised procedure performed to treat problems affecting the voice box (larynx) and vocal cords. It is often used to treat vocal cord nodules, polyps, cysts, tumours, and chronic hoarseness of voice. A microscope and tiny equipment are used during the procedure to carefully remove aberrant tissue while retaining normal vocal cord function. This helps improve voice quality, breathing, and throat comfort.

Surgical treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome 

This is performed when blocked or narrowed airways interfere with normal breathing during sleep. Depending on the cause, surgery may involve correcting nasal obstruction, reducing enlarged tissues, or widening the airway. These procedures help improve airflow, reduce loud snoring, improve sleep quality, and decrease repeated breathing interruptions during sleep. Better sleep can also help reduce daytime tiredness, poor concentration, and other health risks associated with sleep apnea.

Nose and Sinus Surgeries

Septoplasty

This surgery is done entirely inside the nose to straighten a deviated septum. The septum is the internal wall made of cartilage and bone that divides your nasal cavity into two equal left and right halves. When it is crooked or off-center (deviated), it restricts airflow in at least one nostril, leading to chronic stuffiness, snoring, or sinus infections. During a septoplasty, the surgeon reposens, trims, or replaces pieces of cartilage and bone to open up the airway. Because the work is internal, it does not change the external shape or appearance of your nose, and it results in no visible scars or bruising.

Septorhinoplasty

This surgery combines two procedures into a single operation: septoplasty (to fix internal breathing) and rhinoplasty (to change the external shape of the nose). This surgery is suggested when a patient has a crooked septum causing breathing issues, but also has external nasal deformities—such as a prominent hump, a drooping tip, or a cosmetic asymmetry caused by a past injury. By addressing both structures at once, the surgeon can ensure the nose functions perfectly while simultaneously improving its overall facial harmony and appearance.

Turbinectomy 

Turbinectomy is the complete or partial surgical removal of a turbinate. Turbinates are small, sausage-shaped structures made of bone and soft tissue inside the nasal passages that warm, humidify, and filter the air they breathe. When severe allergies or chronic inflammation cause them to swell permanently, they block airflow. A turbinectomy is usually considered a more traditional approach where a portion of the underlying bone and tissue is physically cut away to create a wider path for air.

Turbinate reduction surgery 

This is an advanced tissue-preserving alternative to a total turbinectomy. Rather than removing the entire turbinate structure, the surgeon use current procedures like radiofrequency ablation or microdebriders to reduce the inflated soft tissue from the inside out. This clears the nasal passage while keeping the outer lining intact. It preserves the nose's natural ability to filter and humidify air, reduces post-operative bleeding, and allows for a faster, more comfortable recovery.

Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery - FESS (Sinus Surgery)

FEES is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat chronic sinus infections, remove soft growths (nasal polyps), and correct structural issues. Instead of making external incisions on the face, the surgeon uses an endoscope—a thin, lighted tube with a camera—to look directly inside the nasal passages. Guided by these detailed visuals, the surgeon carefully removes tiny pieces of bone, swollen tissue, or polyps that are blocking the sinus openings. By clearing these obstructions, the surgery restores natural airflow and allows the sinuses to drain properly.

Sinusotomy 

It is a specific surgical step focused entirely on creating or enlarging an opening into a particular sinus cavity, such as the maxillary sinus or the frontal sinus. Think of it as creating a permanent structural doorway where there was previously a narrow and clogged bottleneck. In this surgery, the ENT specialist uses microscopic tools to make a clean incision into the sinus wall. This direct access allows the surgeon to drain stored pus or mucus, clean out the sick chamber, and ensure that future fluid buildup flows smoothly into the nose without causing pressure or pain.

Balloon sinuplasty 

Balloon sinuplasty is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat chronic sinusitis and blocked sinus passages. During the procedure, a small balloon is inserted into the blocked sinus opening and gently inflated to widen the passage. This helps restore normal sinus drainage without removing large amounts of tissue. This surgery can improve breathing, reduce sinus pressure, and decrease the frequency of sinus infections, often with a shorter recovery time compared to traditional sinus surgery.

Endoscopic Dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR) 

Endoscopic DCR is a specialised procedure used to treat a blocked tear duct. This is a condition that causes constant, excessive eye tearing and painful eye infections. During an endoscopic DCR, an ENT surgeon works together with an eye specialist to fix this entirely from inside the nose using an endoscope. The surgeon creates a new, permanent bypass route directly from the tear sac into the nasal cavity, completely bypassing the blocked section of the duct. This lets tears drain naturally and invisibly down the back of the throat again, eliminating watery eyes and recurrent infections without leaving any facial scars.

Rhinoplasty

Rhinoplasty is a surgical procedure performed to improve the shape, structure, or function of the nose. It may be done for cosmetic reasons or to correct breathing difficulties caused by structural problems inside the nose. This surgery helps to treat conditions such as nasal deformities, birth defects, injury-related changes, or nasal obstruction. The procedure seeks to improve nose look while also promoting better airflow and respiratory function as needed.

Nasal bone fracture reduction

This is a procedure used to realign broken or displaced nasal bones after an injury or accident. A fractured nose can cause pain, swelling, nosebleeds, breathing difficulty, and changes in the shape of the nose. During the procedure, the nasal bones are carefully repositioned to restore normal alignment and function. This intervention can be helpful to improve breathing, reduce deformity, and support proper healing of the nose.

Ear Surgeries

Myringoplasty (Eardrum Repair)

A myringoplasty is performed to repair a hole or tear in the tympanic membrane (eardrum). The eardrum acts as a barrier that protects the delicate middle ear from water, bacteria, and debris, while also vibrating to help you hear. When a hole does not heal on its own, which is due to chronic ear infections or trauma, it can cause recurrent drainage and hearing loss. During this surgery, an ENT specialist uses a small piece of the patient’s own tissue (called a graft) to patch the hole. This restores the eardrum's natural protective barrier, prevents future infections, and frequently improves hearing.

Myringotomy and grommet insertion

This is a quick and very common procedure used to treat chronic fluid buildup or persistent ear infections, especially in children. A myringotomy is simply a tiny, precise incision made in the eardrum to relieve pressure and drain trapped fluid from the tympanic cavity (middle ear space). To prevent the incision from healing too quickly and allowing fluid to build up again, the surgeon inserts a grommet, it is a microscopic, hollow ventilation tube, into the opening. This tiny tube allows air to enter the middle ear, neutralising pressure and keeping the area dry. Over time, as the ear heals, the eardrum naturally pushes the grommet out on its own.

Myringotomy and tympanotomy

While a myringotomy creates an opening in the eardrum, a tympanotomy goes a step further by lifting or moving the eardrum slightly aside to grant the surgeon direct access to the middle ear chamber. This combined approach is essentially an exploratory procedure. It allows the ENT specialist to closely examine the tiny hearing bones and the surrounding tissues to diagnose underlying issues like hidden growths, unusual fluid, or bone damage. Once the evaluation or necessary minor repairs are complete, the eardrum is carefully put back into its original position to heal.

Mastoidectomy / Mastoid exploration

This is a surgical treatment used to treat serious or chronic ear infections that have progressed to the mastoid bone behind the ear. This entails removing infected or damaged tissue from the mastoid area in order to prevent infection and problems from spreading. It can help relieve persistent ear discharge, pain, and hearing problems, and protect nearby structures within the ear and skull.

Ear lobule repair

Ear lobule repair is a minor surgical procedure used to correct torn, stretched, or damaged earlobes. Damage may occur due to heavy earrings, injury, or accidental tearing. During the procedure, the torn edges are carefully repaired to restore the normal shape and appearance of the earlobe. This helps improve both cosmetic appearance and ear function for future ear piercing if desired.

Stapes surgery

Stapes surgery is performed to improve hearing in patients with otosclerosis.This is a condition in which one of the tiny hearing bones in the middle ear becomes stiff and unable to vibrate properly. During the procedure, the affected bone is replaced or bypassed with a small artificial device to restore sound transmission. This helps improve hearing and reduce hearing-related difficulties in daily life.

Ossiculoplasty

Ossiculoplasty is a surgical procedure performed to repair or reconstruct the tiny hearing bones present in the middle ear. These bones may become damaged due to chronic ear infections, trauma, cholesteatoma, or previous ear surgeries. During the procedure, the damaged bones are repaired or replaced with artificial prostheses to improve sound conduction. This surgery helps improve hearing ability and supports better ear function.

Head and Neck Surgeries

Thyroid surgery

Thyroid surgery is performed to treat diseases affecting the thyroid gland, which is located in the front of the neck. It may be recommended for thyroid nodules, goiter, hyperthyroidism, thyroid cysts, or thyroid cancer. Depending on the condition, part or all of the thyroid gland may be removed. The surgery helps relieve symptoms such as neck swelling, difficulty swallowing, breathing problems, and hormonal imbalance while also treating cancerous or abnormal growths when present.

Parotidectomy

This is a surgical procedure to remove part or all of the parotid gland, a major salivary gland located near the jaw and ear. This surgery is commonly performed for parotid gland tumors, cysts, chronic infections, or salivary gland swelling. Removing the damaged gland tissue aids in the treatment of the underlying illness, relief of discomfort or swelling, and prevention of future issues. During the treatment, surgeons take great care to safeguard the adjacent facial nerve and maintain normal facial movement.

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