World Hearing Day is held on 3 March each year to raise awareness on how to prevent deafness and hearing loss and promote ear and hearing...

Often the word rhinolith means stone in the nasal cavity. However, rhinoliths are mineralized unnoticed foreign bodies located inside the...

One of the common complaints that people visit an Otolaryngologist for, is voice change or hoarseness of voice. When we normally speak,...

Rhinoplasty is a cosmetic procedure that has been gaining traction over the years, with more and more people seeking to enhance the...

Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation or simply LASERS were invented by Gorden Gould in 1958. Lasers have the following...

The number of people experiencing symptoms of fever, cold, throat pain and cough over the last few weeks have been steadily on the rise....

What is a granuloma? The word ‘Granuloma’ takes origin from the word ‘granule’ meaning well circumscribed lesion and ‘-oma’ denoting...

Acute Otitis Media (AOM) is a medical condition that refers to the rapid onset of inflammation of the middle ear, usually due to...

What is obstructive sleep apnea? Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common chronic sleep disorder affecting about 2–4% of the adult...

What is tinnitus? Tinnitus is the perceived sensation of sound in the absence of a corresponding external acoustic stimulus. Tinnitus...

Foreign body in ENT is one of the most encountered problems in daily practice. Foreign body means any object that does not belong to/or...

. Chronic otitis media is a clinical condition that involves long standing ear disease in which there is chronic inflammation of the...

. What Is Allergic Rhinitis? Allergic rhinitis the most common type of chronic rhinitis is caused due to the inflammation of the nasal...

Cholesteatoma is an abnormal collection of skin deep inside the ear. Petrous bone cholesteatoma (PBC) refers to an epidermoid cyst...

Laryngeal cancer is one of the most common cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract after oral cancers. Know how BHNS & BEIRC handles them!

What is otosclerosis? Otosclerosis also called otospongiosis denotes abnormal hardening and remodeling of structures in the ear. ‘Oto’...

Allergic rhinitis is one of the most common inflammatory disorders of the nasal mucosa. It is characterized by four major manifestations...

What is chronic rhinosinusitis? Chronic inflammation of the nasal or sinus cavities for more than 12 weeks can be termed chronic...

Benign vocal lesions are non-malignant growths of abnormal tissue on the vocal cords. Several factors can be responsible for the...

Image Source: Ear What is a cholesteatoma? A cholesteatoma is a lesion of the ear, formed by a mass of stratified keratinizing squamous...